French Must Come First, Far-Right Leader Le Pen Says at Election Campaign Launch
Le Pen said French citizens should get priority for social housing as she seeks to build support despite an upheld graft conviction.
- On Sunday, presidential candidate Marine Le Pen launched her fourth campaign in Henin-Beaumont, France, detailing housing plans and pledging 'national priority' for French citizens seven months before the election.
- Speaking to around 2,000 supporters, Le Pen argued that French nationals should enjoy 'more rights in France than others,' defending this as essential for citizens to feel 'at home.'
- Housing proposals formed a key pillar of the platform, with Le Pen aiming to increase supply by scrapping environmental regulations and prioritizing French citizens for social housing.
- Jordan Bardella, the 31-year-old National Rally head, was chosen as Le Pen's prime minister despite recent reports of internal policy differences that went unaddressed at the event.
- Despite a graft conviction upheld in July that she is challenging in court, Le Pen remains a front runner for the Elysee, positioning the 2027 election as a 'surge of renewal' for France's rebirth.
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estrepublicain.frThe candidate of the National Rally took over her hand this Sunday when she returned to Hénin-Beaumont (Pas-de-Calais). First of all by imposing a social subject, housing, as the first theme of the campaign. Then by not giving the floor to Jordan Bardella, however president of the party.
French must come before foreigners, insists far-right Marine Le Pen
Far-right leader Marine Le Pen, a frontrunner in the French presidency race, signalled on Sunday that she would favour French citizens over foreigners, defending her long-held principle of "national priority".
Marine Le Pen today promised to establish "national priority" in the allocation of social housing if it wins in 2027.
French must come first, far-right leader Marine Le Pen says at presidential campaign launch
French nationals would enjoy 'more rights in France than others,' the frontrunner in the French presidency race told around 2,000 supporters. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Le Pen speaks of a "Battle for France": all French people are to be preferred, for example, when awarding social housing – regardless of their skin colour or religion.
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