Left and far-right parties unite to topple the government after the PM pushed through a budget without parliamentary support.

Who’s afraid of Marine Le Pen? Everyone in the European establishment, after her National Rally party on Wednesday toppled ...

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen said on Wednesday her National Rally (RN) party would support an emergency law that ...

The government’s collapse leaves the right-wing populist with her best shot at the French presidency.

French Prime Minister Michel Barnier is bracing for a no-confidence vote this week, a political reckoning poised to topple ...

Barnier is expected to resign after French lawmakers voted 331 out of 574 in support of the no-confidence motion.

French President Emmanuel Macron aims to install a new prime minister quickly if his government falls on Wednesday, three ...

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 ...

On Wednesday, extreme-right figurehead Marine Le Pen led the charge in a no-confidence vote by partnering with the left, ...

The stakes are high for Le Pen, as a successful vote could lead to new parliamentary elections and potentially pave the way for her to challenge Macron’s government. However, it also risks economic in ...

EDITORIAL. After raising the stakes, the far-right leader chose to overthrow the prime minister, much to the dismay of the ...