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 ...
Marine Le Pen threatens to bring down French government over pension tax
Marine Le Pen, National Rally (RN) leader, has threatened to bring down the French government on Monday if Michel Barnier, ...
Le Pen Tells France's Barnier to Negotiate or Be Felled
Le Pen has given Barnier until Monday to yield to budget demands from the National Rally (RN) or face the threat that they ...
Marine Le Pen turns screws on PM Michel Barnier in French budget showdown
“The clock is ticking,” was one of Michel Barnier’s favourite lines as the EU’s chief Brexit negotiator, when he perfected ...
High-stakes trial that could derail presidential ambitions of France’s Marine Le Pen wraps up
The Paris court is expected to render its verdict in the spring. It could declare Le Pen ineligible to seek public office if ...
Verdict due next March in Marine Le Pen's EU graft charges trial
French judges will deliver verdicts on March 31 in the trial of Marine Le Pen and her far-right party on charges of ...
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Facing Embezzlement Charges, Marine Le Pen Plays the Victim
Judges will soon deliberate on one of France’s most charged corruption cases in recent memory, when two months of court ...
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 ...
Le Pen Says Government Has ‘Put an End’ to Budget Talks
The French government “has put an end to discussions” on possible changes to the social security bill, Marine Le Pen told AFP ...
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Marine Le Pen spooks the bond markets
When the prime minister was appointed in September, Ms Le Pen pledged not to vote against his government right away. But she ...
French government warns Marine Le Pen’s party over budget battle
RN party leader Jordan Bardella hailed the government’s climbdown on the electricity tax as a “victory” but reiterated the party’s demands to protect the purchasing power of the public, particularly ...