Moment of big opportunity and high risk for Marine Le Pen
Backing the collapse of Michel Barnier's French government is a high-stakes moment for Marine Le Pen. It could lead to her best chance of power yet as head of France’s far-right National Rally.
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Emmanuel Macron’s Wager Pays Off for Marine Le Pen
The government’s collapse leaves the right-wing populist with her best shot at the French presidency.
Why Marine Le Pen really wants to bring down Michel Barnier
Some say she dare not disappoint her base, others that she needs an election before her potentially disqualifying trial
French far-right's Le Pen may regret her risky bid to topple government
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen appears to be betting her future on ousting President Emmanuel Macron before his term ends in 2027, lawmakers and analysts say. To do so, she has helped trigger France's second political crisis in six months.
Far-Right Leader Le Pen Has Never Been So Powerful in France
Marine Le Pen’s ultimatum to French Prime Minister Michel Barnier, even after he caved on a key demand from her party, lays bare the unprecedented clout the far-right leader now wields in Paris’ halls of power.
France’s Prime Minister Is on the Block, and Marine Le Pen Holds the Blade
The end of Michel Barnier’s government looks inevitable, even imminent, and would add to the country’s political malaise. The only question seems to be: How long can he last?
High-stakes trial that could derail presidential ambitions of France’s Marine Le Pen wraps up
A high-stakes trial in France that could derail the presidential ambitions of far-right leader Marine Le Pen is wrapping up.
Analysis-French far-right's Le Pen may regret her risky bid to topple government
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen appears to be betting her future on ousting President Emmanuel Macron before his term ends in 2027, lawmakers and analysts say. To do so, she has helped trigger France's second political crisis in six months.
French Far Right Joins Forces With Left to Topple Government
Far-right leader Marine Le Pen teamed up with a left-wing coalition to topple the French government, pitching the country into a prolonged period of turbulence that’s likely to further unsettle investors.
Le Pen: Far Right Leader Battling For Own Survival
Far-right figurehead Marine Le Pen is set to show the influence she wields on France by toppling the government but she is also facing a trial that risks banishing her from politics for good.
'Le Pen taking a huge gamble' with ouster of Barnier government, expert says
French President Emmanuel Macron will address the nation on Thursday after opposition lawmakers ousted the minority government, deepening the country's political crisis, the Elysee said. FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney speaks to Rainbow Murray,
Opinion | Marine Le Pen to the Markets: Drop Dead
Who’s afraid of Marine Le Pen? Everyone in the European establishment, after her National Rally party on Wednesday toppled ...
France's Le Pen says she would support a budget rollover emergency law
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen said on Wednesday her National Rally (RN) party would support an emergency law that ...
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Le Pen delivers final blow to crush French government
On Wednesday, extreme-right figurehead Marine Le Pen led the charge in a no-confidence vote by partnering with the left, ...
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Macron seeks remedy to France's political crisis
French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday will seek ways out of France's political crisis, after Michel Barnier became the ...
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With French Government Facing a No-Confidence Vote, Marine Le Pen Takes on Her Prime Adversary — President Macron
The drama is developing at Paris as deficits soar and the walls close in on an unpopular president whose miscalculations are ...
France's Crisis Is Finally About to Start
Le Pen appears to have made the calculation that the political and economic mess will serve to hasten Macron’s exit and ...
France politics live: Michel Barnier makes last-minute concession as Marine Le Pen's party threatens to collapse the government
French borrowing costs rose above those of Greece for the first time on record amid investor concerns over the political ...