"National Rally's Marine Le Pen launched a scathing attack on President Emmanuel Macron, accusing him of 'insane war aims' and of losing 'touch with reality' in her New Year address from Paris on Wednesday. "I'm sorry to have seen our country sink further and further into the swamp that this appalling five-year term has become," she said. "And I'm not even talking about the insane war aims of a president who has lost touch with the realities of France and the world," she said, referring to his stance on Ukraine. "Abroad, our country arouses compassion at best, irritation or mockery at worst. It's a heartbreaker for all the French people we are," she continued. She praised some 'great political successes' - including the National Assembly's vote to scrap the 1968 France-Algeria Migration Accord to remove preferential treatment for Algerian nationals - and said the fight over the budget would continue in the New Year. "Everyone is aware that the solution lies in returning to the people for a real changeover," she said, referring to the French presidential elections of 2027. "This national changeover, which we have been working towards for so many years and what the country, like a growing number of nations around the world, now urgently needs. You can feel that the tipping point is approaching. That's why we must not give up." "As we await the great changeover of 2027, the new year offers an opportunity for the French people to regain control," she said, calling on citizens to make their voices heard in the local council elections. Political chaos in France has seen Macron appoint his fifth PM - Sebastien Lecornu - in two years. Lecornu initially quit before being reappointed by Macron - and did manage to pass a social security budget in December, but the state budget itself remains in limbo. Politicians across the divide have called for fresh National Assembly elections and for Macron himself to quit. "