Macron’s center-right prime minister, Michel Barnier, is facing a no-confidence vote tabled by far-right leader Marine Le Pen and her National Rally party. Marine Le Pen's National Rally party tabled a vote of no confidence in Barnier. A divided legislatureAfter Macron stunned Europe by calling snap parliamentary elections in June, Le Pen was only blocked from power by Macron’s centrists and their left-wing opponents working together tactically. But Le Pen says the budget cuts and tax rises are “red lines” she will not cross. Macron cannot run again due to term limits, leaving Le Pen as the current bookmakers’ favorite.

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