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Politico (26 November 2024)

By Giorgio Leali

Marine Le Pen could be about to trigger a Greece-style eurozone crisis as she decides whether to bring down France’s fledging government.

As the European Union faces up to political and economic turmoil — with the bloc’s most recent national election giving a hard-right Russia fan the highest vote share; Germany battered by a string of massive job losses; and leaders flailing over how to deal with another Donald Trump presidency — the French firebrand might be about to set the whole thing alight.      

The far-right politician and her National Rally party are weighing whether to vote against Prime Minister Michel Barnier’s budget, which would not only pull the plug on his fragile coalition government that has been in place less than three months, but also terrify financial markets and send shockwaves around Europe.

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