France’s Le Pen Boosts Budget Demands 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 accede to her budget demands before she decides whether to topple the government.
CAC 40 Slides As Le Pen Threatens To Topple Government Over Budget
French stocks traded lower on Tuesday after U.S. President-elect Donald Trump threatened sweeping new tariffs on Mexico, Canada and
Le Pen makes new threat to withdraw support for French government
By Tassilo Hummel PARIS (Reuters) -Far-right leader Marine Le Pen issued a new threat on Monday to bring down France's coalition government in a no-confidence vote, after talks with Prime Minister Michel Barnier failed to satisfy her party's demands for budget concessions.
France’s Le Pen Makes 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.
Le Pen threatens to topple French government over budget
French far-right figurehead Marine Le Pen on Monday threatened to back a no confidence motion that could topple the government of Prime Minister Michel Barnier in a standoff over the
Le Pen now has it in her power to crash France’s Fifth Republic
Not since the Fourth Republic has French politics been in such flux. Following June’s reckless dissolution of the National Assembly, presidential authority has withered, parliament is in disarray and traditional political parties are in turmoil,
Le Pen Increases Pressure on French Government Amid Budget Talks
France’s far-right leader Marine Le Pen renewed her threat to bring down the government in a no-confidence motion over next year’s budget, compounding uncertainties that are pushing up measures of risk on bond markets to fresh highs.
France on the brink as Le Pen threatens to topple Government over budget
The National Rally says it will support moves to oust the government if budget concessions aren't made, as France faces further political turmoil.
France’s far-right Marine Le Pen threatens to bring down government over planned budget
Le Pen, on trial for embezzlement, is demanding a freeze on electricity taxes and higher pensions, putting pressure on the minority government to negotiate.
Why France’s Political and Budget Drama Is Spooking Investors
France’s efforts to repair its public finances are threatening a new political and financial crisis, prompting investors to ...
France could soften budget bill to ensure government's survival, finance minister says
France's unpopular government is ready to make concessions over next year's budget, Finance Minister Antoine Armand said on ...
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France’s Barnier caves to far right’s electricity tax demands as budget crisis looms
Plan was sticking point between government and the National Rally, which has threatened to topple the prime minister.
France’s Budget Crisis Deters Buyers Wary of Further Turmoil
Investors are steering clear of French assets after a sudden flare-up in political tension this week, betting that the ...
France's government warns of 'big storm' as no-confidence vote looms
France’s minority government may be on its last legs as opposition lawmakers move this week toward a no-confidence vote ...
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France is approaching a moment of humiliation in financial markets as budget chaos mounts
The growing sense of crisis over France’s budget is driving the country toward a moment of humiliation in financial markets: ...
France slashes electric-car subsidies amid budget crunch
France will sharply reduce subsidies for electric-car purchases in the coming days, with a new scale ranging from 2,000 to ...
Disaster for Macron as France faces 'government shutdown' over budget 'civil war'
Michel Barnier's budget is doomed to fail and his next move may allow his rivals to "bring down the government".
France’s far right threatens to bring down the government over the planned budget
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen has threatened bring down France’s minority government by the end of the year unless ...
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FRANCE: Budget
It was claimed that France would have, for the first time in ten years, a balanced budget. That was not entirely the truth. Among the credits appeared an item of 800,000,000 francs (about $ ...
France May Not Be Greece, But It Is Europe
Marine Le Pen’s budget brinkmanship is a manageable risk. Longer-term institutional and political crisis is not.