Marine Le Pen, France

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.
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 only question seems to be: How long can he last?
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,
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 bare the unprecedented clout the far-right leader now wields in Paris’ halls of power.
Marine Le Pen embezzlement trial comes to close, verdicts in 2025
The trial of French far-right leader Marine Le Pen and other French right-wing nationalists on suspicion of embezzling European funds wound down on Wednesday, with verdicts expected in early 2025. The central accusation in the trial is that Le Pen's National Rally party received money from the European Parliament for parliamentary assistants who were actually working either partly or wholly for the party itself.
Le Pen’s presidential ambitions at stake as trial draws to a close
As Marine Le Pen‘s Paris trial on charges of embezzling European Parliament funds wraps up, France’s leading far-right figure awaits a verdict that could put an end to her bid to become the country’s next president in elections scheduled for 2027.
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.
What to know about Marine Le Pen’s trial in France
France’s leading far-right figure, Marine Le Pen, was on trial for allegedly embezzling European Union funds. The Paris court is expected to provide a verdict in the spring of next year. France’s leading far-right figure,
Le Pen Will Learn in March If She’s Banned From Next French Presidential Race
Marine Le Pen, leader of France’s far-right National Rally party, will learn in March whether she faces a ban from running in the nation’s next presidential race.Most Read from BloombergIn Traffic-Weary Toronto,
Court To Rule On Ineligibility For France's Le Pen In March
French far-right figurehead Marine Le Pen will learn in March whether she will be declared ineligible for elections, a Paris court said on Wednesday at the end of a trial for embezzling funds from the European Parliament.
France's far right at the gates of power: Marine Le Pen's party becomes kingmaker
At almost every French election, it’s the same old story: the far right makes significant gains. Under longtime leader Marine Le Pen, the party carried out a "de-demonisation" operation: changing its name from National Front to National Rally and softening its message while recruiting new faces.
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Barnier’s French government hangs by a thread as Le Pen’s ultimatum looms
Far-right leader holds prime minister’s future in her hands as eurozone’s second biggest economy hurtles toward political and ...
Le Pen Says Government Has ‘Put an End’ to Budget Talks
The French government “has put an end to discussions” on possible changes to the social security bill, Marine Le Pen told AFP ...
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Le Pen's Potential Withdrawal: A Budget Stand-Off
Marine Le Pen, leader of France's far-right National Rally, warns that her party might support a no-confidence vote against ...
Le Pen Demands French PM Compromises In Budget Stalemate
Far-right French leader Marine Le Pen told a Sunday newspaper that her party would not necessarily vote to topple Prime Minister Michel Barnier's government -- so long as he agreed to negotiate.
France’s Le Pen Boosts Budget Asks Ahead of Monday Deadline
Far-right leader Marine Le Pen, who holds outsize leverage in France’s split parliament, gave Prime Minister Michel Barnier ...