Jean-Marie Le Pen, French far-right leader, dies aged 96 Former paratrooper led National Front party for decades and courted controversy, being repeatedly fined for contesting crimes against humanity The Guardian - UK · Jan 7, 2025
French government's plan to rebuild Mayotte does not go far enough, says Le Pen National Rally chief Marine Le Pen on Sunday branded as insufficient French government plans to rebuild Mayotte following the devastation left on the Indian Ocean archipelago by Cyclone Chido on 9 December. Radio France Internationale · Jan 5, 2025
Le Pen Says Days Of New French Govt Numbered Le Pen, 56, spoke a day after President Emmanuel Macron named a new government under Francois Bayrou, his fourth prime minister of the year, to drag the second-largest EU economy out of political crisis. Latin Times · Dec 25, 2024
Le Pen Says Days Of New French Govt Numbered Far-right leader Marine Le Pen said Tuesday that the days of France's new government are already numbered, predicting an early presidential election in a few months. International Business Times · Dec 24, 2024
French PM names new government, hoping to avoid another no-confidence vote Centrist François Bayrou had promised a ‘national interest government’ across the middle political ground but ended up leaning to the conservative right The Guardian - UK · Dec 23, 2024
French PM Bayrou defends choices to lead country out of 'difficult situation' France's Prime Minister François Bayrou mounted a vigorous defence on Monday night of his choices to lead the country out of its economic and political crisis. Radio France Internationale · Dec 23, 2024
France's Macron Announces Fourth Government Of The Year French President Emmanuel Macron named a new government Monday evening, putting together a team under Francois Bayrou, his fourth prime minister of the year, to drag the second-largest EU economy out of political crisis. International Business Times · Dec 23, 2024
Can Macron’s new PM unite France’s moderates? Marine Le Pen looms if he fails François Bayrou faces the same budgetary headache as Michel Barnier – but the parliamentary equation has changed, says Paul Taylor of the European Policy Centre The Guardian - UK · Dec 16, 2024
Suspense Mounts Over Macron's Pick For PM Suspense mounted on Friday over Emmanuel Macron's pick for prime minister, with the president racing to name a new head of government to break political deadlock. International Business Times · Dec 13, 2024
Macron seeks political deal to name a new prime minister and restore France's stability A spokesperson for France's outgoing government says President Emmanuel Macron is seeking a political deal that would allow him to both name a new prime minister and “guarantee the stability of the country.” The Independent UK · Dec 11, 2024
France's Macron Races To Choose New PM French President Emmanuel Macron raced Wednesday to meet a self-imposed 48-hour deadline to name a new prime minister after he hosted party bosses in a bid to hammer out a consensus and avoid a protracted political crisis. International Business Times · Dec 11, 2024
Will the French political crisis help Marine Le Pen’s far-right RN party? Le Pen, who is credited with rebranding RN into a legitimate political force, is making the most of chaos. Al Jazeera · Dec 10, 2024
The Guardian view on France’s political crisis: belatedly, Macron must look left Editorial: The president’s gamble on far-right support failed. The route to stability lies in the opposite direction The Guardian - UK · Dec 8, 2024
France's Macron faces his Waterloo Macron was never the anti-Trump savior of democracy — now his vanity and arrogance have led France into chaos Salon · Dec 8, 2024
The Guardian - UK · Dec 6, 2024 Compromise is a dirty word in French politics – but it may be Emmanuel Macron’s only hope The president needs to find a new PM to stabilise France’s standing on the world stage, even if that means turning to the Socialists, says Paul Taylor of the European Policy Centre
Evening Standard · Dec 6, 2024 OPINION - Emmanuel Macron was once the darling of European politics. How far he has fallen Macron will want to look strong when Donald Trump comes to call. It’ll be tough
Evening Standard · Dec 5, 2024 Macron vows to stay until 2027 and says new PM will be appointed in coming days Macron said his opponents ‘choose disorder’ following a historic no-confidence vote in France
Barchart · Dec 5, 2024 Dollar Weakens as the Euro Rebounds The dollar index (DXY00 ) Thursday fell by -0.54%. The dollar retreated Thursday after US weekly jobless claims rose more than expected to a 6-week high, a dovish factor for Fed policy. Also, the euro rallied and weighed on the dollar as French political tensions eased after National Rally leader...
The Independent UK · Dec 5, 2024 Macron hits out at ‘irresponsible’ opposition and ‘anti-Republican’ front after French PM Barnier ousted French president Emmanuel Macron accuses Marine Le Pen, as well as the far left, of sowing chaos
Barchart · Dec 5, 2024 Dollar Retreats as the Euro Recovers The dollar index (DXY00 ) today is down by -0.48%. The dollar is moving lower today after US weekly jobless claims rose more than expected to a 6-week high, a dovish factor for Fed policy. Also, the euro moved higher and weighed on the dollar as French political tensions eased...
The Guardian - UK · Dec 5, 2024 Why did France's government collapse and what happens next? Emmanuel Macron appears to have few good options after Michel Barnier’s government became the first to fall from a no-confidence vote in more than 60 years
Al Jazeera · Dec 5, 2024 French government falls: What’s next for Macron, Le Pen, France? French legislators from both sides of the political spectrum voted to remove Barnier from power.
The Guardian - AU · Dec 5, 2024 French PM to resign after government falls while Macron seeks solution to crisis Michel Barnier to present resignation to president after being ousted in record time by vote of no confidence
International Business Times · Dec 5, 2024 Macron Seeks Remedy To France's Political Crisis French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday will seek ways out of France's political crisis, after Michel Barnier became the first prime minister to be ousted by parliament in over six decades.
Radio France Internationale · Dec 5, 2024 French PM meets Macron to resign after no-confidence vote French Prime Minister Michel Barnier on Thursday was meeting Emmanuel Macron to submit his resignation after losing a vote of no confidence in parliament, with the president urgently seeking ways to halt growing political and financial chaos.