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 ...
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France’s government faces the imminent loss of a vote of confidence
The last time the National Assembly brought down a government was in 1962. “The French will not forgive us if we put ...
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Far-right Marine Le Pen promises no-confidence vote to topple French government
The figurehead of the extreme-right National Rally said her party would join a leftist coalition to bring down Prime Minister ...
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 ...
Barnier's bold budget move in France spurs opposition parties to pledge no-confidence vote
French Prime Minister Michel Barnier has invoked a special constitutional tool to push through the controversial 2025 ...
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 ...
France’s Opposition Parties Call for No-Confidence Vote Over Budget Bill
Prime Minister Michel Barnier pushed a budget bill through the lower house of Parliament without a vote. A no-confidence vote ...
French Assets Under Pressure as Le Pen Backs No-Confidence Vote
French bonds and stocks came under renewed selling pressure after Marine Le Pen’s party said they would support a ...
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.