Marine Le Pen turns screws on PM Michel Barnier

Marine Le Pen turns screws on PM Michel Barnier in French budget showdown
“The clock is ticking,” was one of Michel Barnier’s favourite lines as the EU’s chief Brexit negotiator, when he perfected the art of using deadlines to strengthen his hand. Now, as France’s prime minister, he is the one running out of time.
Le Pen Makes More Budget Demands as Barnier Gives Ground
Marine Le Pen’s National Rally set out further demands for changes to the French government’s 2025 budget bill after Prime Minister Michel Barnier dropped plans to raise taxes on electricity in a key concession.
Marine Le Pen spooks the bond markets
When the prime minister was appointed in September, Ms Le Pen pledged not to vote against his government right away. But she offered no more support than that. As the budget has wound its way through parliament,
French government warns Marine Le Pen’s party over budget battle
RN party leader Jordan Bardella hailed the government’s climbdown on the electricity tax as a “victory” but reiterated the party’s demands to protect the purchasing power of the public, particularly retirees, and to enact a “serious crackdown” on migration and crime.
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 until Monday to adhere to her budget red lines before she decides whether to topple the government.
France Latest: Le Pen Sets Out More Budget Demands
Marine Le Pen's National Rally set out further demands for changes to the French government's 2025 budget bill after Prime Minister Michel Barnier dropped plans to raise taxes on electricity in a key concession.
Verdict due next March in Marine Le Pen's EU graft charges trial
French judges will deliver verdicts on March 31 in the trial of Marine Le Pen and her far-right party on charges of ...
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.
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 ...
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 ...
Le Pen makes new threat to withdraw support for French government
Far-right leader Marine Le Pen issued a new threat on Monday to bring down France's coalition government in a no-confidence ...
Embezzlement trial of France's Le Pen ends, verdicts expected in 2025
The trial of French far-right leader Marine Le Pen and other French right-wing nationalists on suspicion of embezzling ...
Eurozone on the brink as Le Pen threatens 'Greece-style economic meltdown'
Bruno Retailleau, France's Interior Minister, says if the Budget collapses "there will immediately be a financial crisis".
Le Pen allies decry witch-hunt as prosecutors threaten her French presidential hopes
Allies of French far-right leader Marine Le Pen have accused the judiciary of a witch hunt and undue meddling in democracy ...