Marine Le Pen will refuse to be Prime Minister if the RN wins early legislative elections

Europe 1 with AFP 21:22 p.m., April 01, 2023

Marine Le Pen will refuse to be Prime Minister in the event of dissolution of the National Assembly and victory of the National Rally in early legislative elections, wishing to devote herself to the presidential election of 2027, she said Saturday in an interview with Ouest-France. His party, buoyed by good polls, appears to be the political force that benefits best from the current political and social crisis. And, in case of dissolution, "I think we can envisage a majority," says the leader of the RN deputies.

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There would then be "a Prime Minister National Rally at the head of a team composed of political forces who wish to participate in a government of national unity", I, "I plan to be president of the Republic" in 2027, added the unfortunate triple candidate in the presidential election.

A look back at Macron's pension reform

In case of accession to the Elysee, she ensures that she will return to the reform of Emmanuel Macron and the postponement to 64 years of the legal retirement age. During the 2022 presidential campaign, Marine Le Pen defended the maintenance of retirement at 62, wishing however to allow the French who returned to the labor market before 20 years to leave at 60 if they have contributed at least 40 years.

"I would propose to the national representation, or by referendum, to adopt (this) reform," she said in Ouest-France, denouncing "the toxic relationship" that the head of state has with the French, "which he throws against each other, exacerbating tensions."

Macron will only dissolve the Assembly "in case of tragedy"

After having long called for a referendum on pensions, Marine Le Pen called for the dissolution of the lower house after the use of 49.3 and the rejection of the motion of censure. "Emmanuel Macron will not go to the referendum, he is afraid of the people," said the RN MP. And "he will proceed to a dissolution only if he is forced to do so", that is to say, according to her, "in case of tragedy".

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In the RN, some executives remain worried about the risks of early parliamentary elections. By winning 22% of voting intentions, the far right party would certainly improve its June score by three points, according to a Harris Interactive study carried out at the beginning of March, but it would have won only a dozen MPs, far from any majority, even if it was relative.