France’s far-right chief Jordan Bardella has pledged to stick to “reasonable” spending plans if voters delivered him a parliamentary majority propelling him to become prime minister.
With markets jittery over political uncertainty in the eurozone’s second-largest economy, Rassemblement National party officials confirmed that they would aim to bring France’s deficit back to 3 per cent of gross domestic product by 2027, which is the level set out by EU rules.
“We intend to bring the country back to reasonable budgets,” said Bardella at a press conference on Monday where he outlined the RN’s programme on the economy, foreign policy and migration.