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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

President of the parliamentary group of the French far-right Rassemblement National (RN) party, Marine Le Pen (L) arrives her lawyer Rodolphe Bosselut (C) at the Paris courthouse for her trial verdict on suspicion of embezzlement of European public funds, in Paris, on March 31, 2025. A French court sentenced on March 31, 2025 far-right leader Marine Le Pen to a five-year ban on running for office with immediate effect, throwing into doubt her bid to stand for President in 2027. (Photo by Alain JOCARD / AFP)
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

Barring a last-minute surprise, French Prime Minister Michel Barnier’s fragile coalition will be the first French government to be forced out by a no-confidence vote since 1962.
International

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

A man holds up a fist as people gather in front of "Le triomphe de la Republique" statue during an election night rally following the first results of the second round of France's legislative election at Republique Square in Paris on July 7, 2024. A broad left-wing coalition was leading a tight French legislative election, ahead of both President's centrists and the far right with no group winning an absolute majority, projections showed. (Photo by Olympia DE MAISMONT / AFP)
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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