How radical would Le Pen’s party be in office?

France’s National Rally has advocated policies that would increase the budget deficit and provoke clashes with the EU. During the election campaign, it will probably moderate these views, but the chance of France reducing its deficit to 3% of GDP by 2027, as planned, has surely receded even further.

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