PARIS (Reuters) - 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. It's a decision that may haunt her.

The drama is developing at Paris as deficits soar and the walls close in on an unpopular president whose miscalculations are starting to add up.

The end of Michel Barnier’s government looks inevitable, even imminent, and would add to the country’s political malaise. The only question seems to be: How long can he last?

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.

A high-stakes trial in France that could derail the presidential ambitions of far-right leader Marine Le Pen is wrapping up.

Prime Minister Michel Barnier had to use Article 49.3 of the French constitution to get his controversial plan for spending cuts and tax hikes through

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The far-right leader holds the fate of the country’s government in her hands, as a battle royal over the national budget reaches its denouement and investor anxieties rise.