the new roadmap of the National Rally

The time to return to the field has come for the National Rally on Friday June 14. Jordan Bardella went to Loiret, where the National Rally came first, while Marine Le Pen was in her stronghold of Pas-de-Calais. “It will be a government of national unity,” said the party leader. Without giving a name, the far-right party nevertheless attempts to outline a political program, delivered on a single page in eight points with very little detail. The RN focuses on three priorities: purchasing power, security and immigration. If he is appointed Prime Minister, Jordan Bardella has promised to reduce French people’s bills, in particular by targeting VAT on fuel, gas and electricity.

The repeal of the pension reform, hammered out throughout the campaign, was postponed until later. The abolition of income tax for those under 30 is no longer mentioned either. Is Jordan Bardella preparing his voters to abandon certain promises? “I will inherit a very difficult budgetary situation and my responsibility will be to make choices and will be to prioritize”, he projected. But by prioritizing, Jordan Bardella cuts back on these commitments. A classic gesture by political parties when they want to access responsibilities. The far right is softening its rhetoric and is now focusing its attacks on the left, in the hope of broadening its electorate.