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

New French PM Bayrou met far-right leader Marine Le Pen

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.

Mayotte, il presidente Macron contestato dagli abitanti dell'arcipelago

Il presidente francese è stato contestato dagli abitanti dell'arcipelago di Mayotte. Macron è arrivato sull'arcipelago sei giorni dopo il passaggio dell'uragano Chido, che ha devastato le isole nell'oceano Indiano

French President Emmanuel Macron visits Mayotte in the wake of cyclone Chido

Many fear hundreds, or even thousands, were killed after the storm devastated the island last Saturday.

French troops deliver 120 tonnes of aid to Mayotte ahead of President Macron's Thursday visit

French military troops deliver 120 tonnes of aid to Mayotte after Cyclone Chido battered the Indian Ocean Island on Saturday causing widespread destruction. It comes just one day before French President Emmanuel Macron’s scheduled arrival at the French overseas department on Thursday.

Emmanuel Macron to visit Mayotte in the coming days in Cyclone Chido aftermath

French President Emmanuel Macron says he will visit Mayotte in the coming days in the aftermath of Cyclone Chido that has ripped through the French Indian Ocean territory, causing major damage in its path, with hundreds feared dead.

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