Marine Le Pen, Michel Barnier and France

Why Marine Le Pen really wants to bring down Michel Barnier
The irony is unlikely to be lost on Emmanuel Macron: while France’s fire-struck Notre-Dame cathedral is to reopen after being saved in extremis from total collapse, the country’s government is about to come crashing down.
For France’s Le Pen, it’s Barnier now, maybe Macron next
France’s far-right leader has brought the government to its knees. Now, with the country in political turmoil, she has the president in her sights.
Le Pen tells France's Barnier to negotiate or be felled
French Prime Minister Michel Barnier must make further budget concessions to avoid a no confidence motion that could topple his government, National Rally lawmaker Marine Le Pen said on Sunday. Le Pen has given Barnier until Monday to yield to budget demands from the National Rally (RN) or face the threat that they would back a likely no confidence motion against his government,
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, France’s prime minister, does not drop effective cuts to pensions.
French Government Latest: Le Pen Vows to Sink Barnier
Marine Le Pen pledged to topple Prime Minister Michel Barnier's government, threatening financial and political disruption for France, after he failed to meet her demands on a new budget. Alan Katz reports on Bloomberg Television.
Analysis-French far-right's Le Pen may regret her risky bid to topple government
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen appears to be betting her future on ousting President Emmanuel Macron before his term ends in 2027, lawmakers and analysts say. To do so, she has helped trigger France's second political crisis in six months.
‘Julius Le Pen’: Will French far right decide fate of PM Barnier’s government?
The world’s press reacts to rebels’ storming of Syria’s second largest city of Aleppo. In France, the Barnier government is hanging by a thread as far right leader Marine Le Pen appears to call the shots.
French Political Crisis Deepens: What if Barnier's Government Falls?
The immediate catalyst for the no-confidence motion was Barnier's decision to invoke a constitutional mechanism to pass the ...
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 In Turmoil - Will Barnier’s Government Collapse?
French President Emmanuel Macron will preside over the re-opening of Notre-Dame cathedral, with a number of world leaders ...
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 ...
French far-right's Le Pen may regret her risky bid to topple government
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen appears to be betting her future on ousting President Emmanuel Macron before his term ...
French government faces no-confidence vote over Barnier’s austerity budget
French Prime Minister Michel Barnier is bracing for a no-confidence vote this week, a political reckoning poised to topple ...
Le Pen aumenta presión a Barnier y le pone plazo hasta el lunes
La líder de extrema derecha Marine Le Pen, que tiene una gran influencia en el dividido Parlamento francés, dio al primer ...
France's Barnier makes last-minute concession to far right in bid to avoid being toppled
French Prime Minister Michel Barnier on Monday made another major concession to Marine Le Pen's far-right National Rally ...