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Marine Le Pen vows to block all future governments until the National Assembly is dissolved and early elections are held amid ongoing political deadlock.
- Marine Le Pen announced she would block actions by any new government, worsening France's political deadlock, as reported on October 8, 2025.
- Le Pen's far-right National Rally party is leading in polls, sensing a strong chance for power in the 2027 presidential election, amid Macron's political crisis.
- Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu resigned after Le Pen's anti-immigration party refused to join negotiations over the country's austerity budget.
- Political tensions have increased since snap elections last year resulted in a hung parliament, giving more seats to the far right.
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France's Le Pen vows to block any government
France's far-right leader Marine Le Pen said Wednesday she would thwart all action by any new government, throwing into doubt Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu's ability to solve the country's deepening political crisis with a coalition cabinet.
The French Prime Minister resigned and "resurrected", Sébastien Lecornu, tries to fulfill Macron's task: to negotiate a government of "national coalition" with socialists, centrists and traditional conservatives. But Marine Le Pen, leader of the extreme right, remains firm: "We will present a motion of censure against any executive that follows Emmanuel Macron's catastrophic policies." Lecornu began consultations with the parties that form the g…
Although in favour of a suspension of pension reform, the RN leader believes that "the joke has lasted long enough."
Le Pen says she’ll try to bring down any future PM until Macron calls new election
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen said her party would vote to topple any future prime minister that President Emmanuel Macron might appoint unless he calls new parliamentary elections.
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