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International

Macron scrambles to find new French PM after Bayrou ousted

National Rally leader Marine Le Pen speaks during a demonstration at Place Vauban in Paris, France, April 6, 2025.
International

France’s Le Pen slams ‘witch hunt’ as ban dominates rival rallies

One way in which Monday's judicial decision will undermine French political stability is that the RN will now seek to make Le Pen into a far-right political martyr.
Opinion & Features

Global populists rally to France’s Le Pen

President of the far-right Rassemblement National (RN) parliamentary group Marine Le Pen was convicted over a scheme to take advantage of European Parliament expenses to employ assistants who were actually working for her far-right party in France.
International

France’s Le Pen defiant after five year election ban

Le Pen was sentenced to two years in prison, with two more suspended, and given an immediate five-year election ban, complicating her ambitions of taking over from Emmanuel Macron in 2027.
International

Marine Le Pen barred from 2027 French presidency run

A screen shows the result of the no-confidence vote against the French prime minister and his government at the National Assembly, Paris, France, Dec 4, 2024. The government lost the no-confidence vote after a total of 331 members of the parliament voted in favour of the motion.
International

French government falls in historic no-confidence vote

A standoff over an austerity budget, which has caused jitters on financial markets, follows months of tension since President Emmanuel Macron appointed Michel Barnier (pictured) as prime minister in September.
International

No-confidence vote draws France into new political crisis

Parties that support Prime Minister Michel Barnier do not have the numbers to counter a collective move from the two groups, meaning the administration could fall as early as Wednesday.
International

France faces ‘moment of truth’ with government on brink of collapse

People reacting to election results at the Triumph of the Republic monument in Paris. The far-right National Rally has lost this immediate battle, but there is an even bigger war in play now for the 2027 presidential elections.
Opinion & Features

Major surprise as French far right flounder and look to 2027

People gather to celebrate election results following voting in the second round of legislative elections in Paris, France, July 7, 2024.
International

French voters deliver a win for the left, a blow for Le Pen and a hung parliament

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