Speech by Michel Barnier: “It is by your actions that we will judge you”, says the RN who is waiting to see what happens next

There was little suspense. Marine Le Pen had already announced that she would not immediately vote to censure the government. In his response to the Prime Minister at the podium of the National Assembly, Tuesday October 1, 2024, the boss of the RN group is not very offensive. She even shows a certain benevolence towards Michel Barnier. “It is only by your actions that we will judge you and, unlike others, never on the basis of childish posturesshe declares. With 11 million voters in the last elections, we intend more than ever to be a force for construction.”

Appointment for budget review

Marine Le Pen speaks of a spirit of openness and evokes three priorities on which the National Rally will not compromise: purchasing power, security and immigration. According to Jean-Philippe Tanguy, deputy and deputy president of the RN group, it is still too early to judge. “There was respect on the part of the Prime Minister, Marine Le Pen underlined this. It is a quality which is increasingly rare, we are not going to complain. He understands the main problems that the French want to see a solution. Now, we are waiting for more concrete measures, because there we were very much in generalities.”

The elected representatives of the National Rally are meeting in a few weeks for the examination of the budget, which will begin on October 21. “A first step to see if our red lines have not been crossed”confides a deputy. As if to remind us that the government is on borrowed time.

Details by Pierrick Bonnot, edited by Carol Sandevoir.