Le Pen’s “controversial” electoral program to lead France has led to her being considered “far right”
Match National team by Marine Le Pen has won the first round of legislative elections in France. A historic victory, according to polls, could give him an absolute majority, leaving him far ahead of the Popular Front as well as French President Emmanuel Macron, who are the third political force. The political group and the leader have been accused of being “extreme right-wing” for their electoral program, so much so that athletes such as Mbappé or Ana Peleteiro in Spain have called to vote for the left and thus “stop the rise of fascism”.
In 2011, Marine Le Pen was elected president of the National Front.decades after his father Jean-Marie founded it. Seven years later, and after breaking ties with his father and the founder of the political group, he managed to change the name of that party National teamand tried to change its racist and anti-Semitic image, however, it is still recognized as such today.
Marine Le Pen is fifty-five years old, she is currently a member of the French National Assembly representing the French city of Calais. She is a mother of three children and has been divorced twice This is the fourth time he has tried to lead the countryfollowed in 2012 (when she came third) and 2017 and 2022 (losing in the second round against Emmanuel Macron).
These are the main measures of Marine Le Pen’s program
Some of the measures revolve around an economic nationalist stance, since he wants to abandon the euro and return to the franc, in addition to promoting an exit from the European Union). On the other hand, his party’s “far-right” reputation is manifested in his views on immigration, since he proposes to reduce immigrants’ income and access to public services, as well as his stance on Islam in France (he wants to make it illegal for women to wear the veil in public). These are some of the measures of Marine Le Pen’s political program and the National Rally:
immigration
They propose a referendum on immigration
End Family Reunion
Processing of asylum applications abroad only
Reserve social assistance for France and condition access to solidarity benefits to 5 years of work in France
Ensure national prioritisation of access to social housing and employment
Systematically deport illegal immigrants, criminals, and foreign offenders
Security
Make safety a priority everywhere and for everyone for a period of five years
Restore minimum sentences
Eliminate any possibility of mitigating and adjusting sentences, especially for violence against people.
Establish a presumption of self-defense for law enforcement
The number of magistrates should be doubled
Reach 85,000 prison places in 2027
Establish royal perpetuity
purchasing power
Reduce VAT on energy products (fuel, fuel oil, gas and electricity) from 20% to 5.5%
Allow companies to increase wages by 10% (up to 3 minimum wages) by exempting this increase from employer contributions
Renovate highways to reduce toll prices by 15% and privatize public transmission to eliminate fees
Youth
All young workers up to the age of 30 are exempted from income tax so that they can stay in France and raise their families here.
Abolish corporate tax for the first 5 years to prevent entrepreneurs under the age of 30 from going abroad
Family
Determine the full share of taxes for the second child
Double support for single mothers raising children while strengthening controls to prevent fraud
Eliminate direct inheritance taxes for low-income and middle-class families.
Exemption for donations from parents as well as grandparents to their children and grandchildren of up to €100,000 per child every ten years
Strengthen the rights of people with disabilities
old age
Re-index pensions for inflation
Raise the old-age minimum to €1,000 per month and increase small pensions
reject any extension of the retirement age
Ecology
Guarantee France’s energy independence
Re-launch the nuclear and hydropower sectors and invest in the hydrogen sector
Guarantee farmers prices that respect their work
Implement a “slaughterhouse plan” to guarantee decent conditions and prohibit slaughter without stunning
Health
Launch a €20 billion emergency health support plan
Stop blocking beds in public hospitals and maternity wards.
Increase the salary of nursing staff.
Education
Put the teaching of French, maths and history back at the centre of programmes
Raise teachers’ salaries and restructure their training