Marine Le Pen
Macron scrambles to find new French PM after Bayrou ousted
[PARIS] President Emmanuel Macron will accept the resignation of Prime Minister Francois Bayrou on Tuesday after his government was ejected in a confidence vote, with the French leader rushing to find...
France’s Le Pen slams ‘witch hunt’ as ban dominates rival rallies
[PARIS] France’s far-right leader Marine Le Pen on Sunday vowed to pursue her presidential ambitions after she was found guilty of embezzlement and banned from standing for office, saying her party is...
Global populists rally to France’s Le Pen
She has been found guilty of embezzling EU funds and barred from standing for public office for five years
France’s Le Pen defiant after five year election ban
[PARIS] French far-right leader Marine Le Pen on Monday slammed a “political decision” and insisted she had not abandoned hope of standing in presidential elections in 2027 after a court handed her a ...
Marine Le Pen barred from 2027 French presidency run
Le Pen and her National Rally party were found guilty of diverting millions of euros in European Union funds to finance activities related to their domestic agenda
French government falls in historic no-confidence vote
FRENCH lawmakers on Wednesday voted to oust the government of Prime Minister Michel Barnier after just three months in office, a historic move which hurled the country further into political uncertain...
No-confidence vote draws France into new political crisis
FRANCE headed into a new political crisis on Tuesday as opposition lawmakers vowed to topple the minority government of Prime Minister Michel Barnier in a no-confidence vote after just three months in...
France faces ‘moment of truth’ with government on brink of collapse
National Rally’s Marine Le Pen is set to join a left-wing coalition that is likely to topple PM Barnier’s administration as soon as this week
Major surprise as French far right flounder and look to 2027
MANY French and international publics drew a big sigh of relief on Sunday (Jul 7) as the far right, pre-poll favourites National Rally (RN) finished third in the second round of voting. However, the c...
French voters deliver a win for the left, a blow for Le Pen and a hung parliament
FRANCE faced potential political deadlock after elections on Sunday threw up a hung parliament, with a leftist alliance unexpectedly taking the top spot but no group winning a majority.
