Far-right presidential candidate and National Rally leader Marine Le Pen unveiled a budget blueprint on Tuesday that would reduce France's budget deficit to below 3% of GDP by 2032 at the latest, conditional on her winning the election. She framed the plan as investor reassurance amid political uncertainty and ballooning public debt that has roiled the bond market, warning France could lose financial sovereignty if it does not act.

2026-10-06

Far-right presidential candidate and National Rally leader Marine Le Pen unveiled a budget blueprint on Tuesday that would reduce France's budget deficit to below 3% of GDP by 2032 at the latest, conditional on her winning the election. She framed the plan as investor reassurance amid political uncertainty and ballooning public debt that has roiled the bond market, warning France could lose financial sovereignty if it does not act.