Le Pen threatens to topple government over cost of living

FranceFrance’s Marine Le Pen, leader of the far-right National Rally (RN) party has threatened to topple the country’s fragile coalition government if her party’s concerns over the cost of living are not included in the country’s 2025 Budget, reports The Independent.

Ms Le Pen said that RN opposes increasing the tax burden on households, entrepreneurs or pensioners and that these demands were not yet reflected in the upcoming budget.

Her warning shot comes despite her facing a major setback, with Paris prosecutors seeking a two-year prison sentence and an additional five-year ban from public office for suspected embezzlement of European Parliament funds. She denies the allegations.

Analysts say Ms Le Pen‘s legal woes could accelerate her plans to bring down the government.

Read more of this report from The Independent.