Le Pen on the brink of power, as Macron's big gamble looks set to fail

Macron to meet party leaders across spectrum to form new government

The French leader will meet with parties on the left and right in an attempt to form a new government after his minority government was toppled in a no confidence vote Wednesday evening. Marine Le Pen's far-right National Rally will be notably absent.

'Le Pen taking a huge gamble' with ouster of Barnier government, expert says

French government is ousted less than three months in office after left and far-right team up

The government collapsed after it failed to gather the support of the far-right National Rally party of Marine Le Pen for its budget.

Le Pen says no-confidence vote will protect French public from 'dangerous' budget

France's Prime Minister Michel Barnier is set to be ousted after his social security budget failed to receive backing from Marine Le Pen's National Rally.

Embezzlement trial poses 'significant threat' to Le Pen's 2027 presidential run

Why did French President Macron pick François Bayrou as France's next PM?

The mayor of the southwestern town of Pau and leader of the centrist MoDem party will have the difficult task of passing France's 2025 budget plan

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Who is François Bayrou, France's new prime minister?

After days of deliberation, French President Emmanuel Macron turned to a longtime centrist ally in the hope he could unite the country's divided parliament.

Macron nominates long-time ally and leader of centrist bloc François Bayrou as new PM

Bayrou, 73, was named the new prime minister after Michel Barnier's government was toppled by a vote of no confidence on 4 December.