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Updates on the political situation, including elections as well as key global events affecting foreign people living in France

French MPs reinforce new budget’s tax rises for wealthy

Three-year limit on tax increases removed, paving way for permanent increase

LATEST POLITICS NEWS

Moves to strengthen France’s ‘exit tax’: who would this affect?

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Vote of no confidence against French PM brought by left is widely rejected

Why is French left bringing motion of no confidence against PM Barnier if it cannot pass?

Far-right could vote in favour and topple newly-appointed government, but has said it will not back today's motion

Letters and comment

Comment: Court ban on Marine Le Pen from holding office would anger French voters

'Many in my French village vote far right... but not due to immigration'

Pension freeze to affect 14 million people in France: who and why

It is estimated that a six-month delay will save the state more than €4 billion by 2025

Macron impeachment proposal rejected by French parliament

The proposal which accused the president of ‘breaching his responsibilities’ has still been hailed as ‘historic’ by left-wing MPs

President Macron’s approval rating at record low in new French poll

Former PMs Edouard Philippe and Gabriel Attal and then far-right politicians Jordan Bardella and Marine Le Pen were highest scoring politicians

Le Pen trial update: far-right leader denounces ‘preconceived ideas’

The head of the Rassemblement National denies charges relating to the misuse of European parliamentary funds. She says the case was wrongly seeing everything as ‘suspect’

France strike update: 170,000 join pension and salary protest, says union, 95,000 say police

The strike took place on the same day as the new prime minister’s policy address to parliament

Immigration and taxes dominate Prime Minister Barnier’s policy speech

Mr Barnier also announced a rise to the minimum wage. We look at the key points

October 1 strikes in France… latest on trains and schools

Protest coincides with a major policy address by the prime minister