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French lawmakers vote to oust prime minister in the first successful no-confidence vote since 1962

France’s far-right and left-wing lawmakers have joined together to vote on a no-confidence motion prompted by budget disputes that forces Prime Minister Michel Barnier and his Cabinet to resign.

French lawmakers vote to oust prime minister in the first successful no-confidence vote since 1962

France’s government warns of ‘big storm’ as no-confidence vote looms

High-stakes trial that could derail presidential ambitions of France’s Marine Le Pen wraps up

France’s far right threatens to bring down the government over the planned budget

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French lawmakers vote to oust prime minister Michel Barnier

France’s far-right and left-wing lawmakers joined together Wednesday in a historic no-confidence vote prompted by budget disputes that forces Prime Minister Michel Barnier and his Cabinet members to resign, a first since 1962.

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French prosecutors seek a 2-year prison sentence and ineligibility period against Marine Le Pen

Paris prosecutors have requested a 2-year prison sentence against France’s far-right leader Marine Le Pen and an additional 5-year period of ineligibility to run for office.

France’s far-right leader Marine Le Pen faces court on charges of embezzling EU funds

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen strongly denied committing any wrongdoing at a Paris court Monday as she and her National Rally party stand trial over the suspected embezzlement of European Parliament funds.

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen denies wrongdoing as she and her party go on trial accused of embezzling EU funds

France’s Le Pen denies wrongdoing as she and her party go on trial accused of embezzling EU funds

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen has denied violating any rules as she and her National Rally party and two dozen others went on trial accused of embezzling European Parliament funds.

Far-right leader Le Pen says France is in a political ‘quagmire’ 9 days before Olympics start

France’s far-right leader Marine Le Pen says the country is “in a quagmire” after chaotic legislative elections produced a fragmented parliament. She spoke Wednesday as Paris prepares to host the Olympic Games at the end of the month.

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen is investigated over alleged illicit financing in 2022 vote

The Paris prosecutor’s office says it opened a preliminary investigation last week into suspicions of illicit financing of far-right French leader Marine Le Pen’s campaign during the 2022 presidential election.

The far right seemed to have a lock on France’s legislative elections. Here’s why it didn’t win

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen appeared to be nearer to power than ever last week after her National Rally party triumphed in the opening round of legislative elections.

Mbappé warns of ‘catastrophic’ political situation in France as the far right gets closer to power

France soccer captain Kylian Mbappé has warned his country is in a “catastrophic” political situation as it lurches closer to a first far-right government since World War II.

Far-right National Rally candidates, including one who wore Nazi cap, scrutinized in French election

As it stands on the threshold of power in France, the far-right National Rally is facing scrutiny about some of the candidates it hopes will help it secure a ruling majority in legislative elections on Sunday.

Renowned Nazi hunter in France advises Jews to choose far right over far left in elections

France’s renowned Nazi hunter Serge Klarsfeld is advising voters in Sunday’s parliamentary elections that if they’re faced with a duel between Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally and a far-left competitor, they should choose the far right.

French candidates make hurried deals to try to stop far-right National Rally from leading government

Le Pen first had success in an ex-mining town. Her message there is now winning over French society

In the former mining town at the heart of French far-right leader Marine Le Pen’s political strategy, her party’s electoral success came as no surprise to hundreds of supporters who gathered to see her victory speech.

At 28, Bardella could become youngest French prime minister at helm of far-right National Rally

At just 28 years old, Jordan Bardella has helped make the far-right National Rally the strongest political force in France. And now he could become the country’s youngest prime minister.

French far-right leader Le Pen questions president’s role as army chief ahead of parliament election

France’s landmark legislative elections are just three days away and the country’s far-right leader is asking who would be in charge of the military if her party takes over after the two-round balloting.

French opposition parties on the left and right seek alliances ahead of snap elections

French opposition parties on the left and the right are scrambling to form alliances for the upcoming snap elections called by President Emmanuel Macron after his party suffered a crushing defeat by the far right in the European vote on Sunday.

Macron hopes to contain far right in national elections after it surged in EU vote. It’s a risky bet

French President Emmanuel Macron called snap legislative elections after his pro-European party was handed a chastening defeat and projected to garner less than half the support of Marine Le Pen’s National Rally.

Macron dissolves the French parliament and calls a snap election after defeat in EU vote

French President Emmanuel Macron has decided to dissolve the lower house of the parliament and to call general elections. Voters will go back to the polls in the coming weeks to choose lawmakers.

France’s far right may win big in the EU elections. That’s worrying for migrants, Macron and Ukraine

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen is likely to emerge as a big winner at the weekend’s European Parliament elections even though she isn’t even on the ballot.

Gabriel Attal is France’s youngest-ever prime minister at age 34 and the first who is openly gay

Gabriel Attal has been named as France’s youngest-ever prime minister as President Emmanuel Macron seeks a fresh start for the rest of his term amid growing political pressure from the far right.

France’s Macron defends divisive immigration bill and denies it marks tilt by government to right

French President Emmanuel Macron says a contentious immigration bill backed by the far right is imperfect and needs some fixes but is “what the French wanted.”

French opposition lawmakers reject the government’s key immigration bill without debating it

French opposition lawmakers have rejected an immigration bill without debating it. Monday’s move comes as a major blow to President Emmanuel Macron’s government, which had championed the proposed law as one of its flagship measures.

More than 180,000 people across France march against soaring antisemitism amid the Israel-Hamas war

More than 180,000 people across France, including 100,000 in Paris, have marched peacefully to protest against rising antisemitism in the wake of Israel’s ongoing war against Hamas in Gaza.

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen raises a storm over her plan to march against antisemitism

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen has set off a cacophony of criticism over her plans to attend a weekend march to protest rising antisemitism in France.