Marine Le Pen's far-right party leads in first round of snap French election

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.

Prosecution accuses Le Pen of devising system to embezzle EU parliament money 'to run' far-right RN

Hundreds protest arrival of far-right French politician Jordan Bardella to Brussels

In Brussels, police used water cannons against left-wing demonstrators protesting the arrival of far-right French politician Jordan Bardella. The president of the Rassemblement National is in Brussels presenting his recently published memoir.