National Rally Attacks Macron Over Collapsed Franco-German Fighter Jet Program Before 2027 Vote
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Updated · POLITICO Europe · Jun 14
National Rally Attacks Macron Over Collapsed Franco-German Fighter Jet Program Before 2027 Vote
2 articles · Updated · POLITICO Europe · Jun 14
Summary
Less than a year before France's 2027 presidential election, National Rally is using the collapse of the Franco-German next-generation fighter jet project to hit Emmanuel Macron's Europe-focused defense strategy.
Berlin's decision to pull the plug let senior far-right officials claim vindication after years of arguing Paris should quit the program and protect France's domestic military priorities.
National Rally has long said Germany was trying to benefit from the French arms industry, turning the program's failure into evidence against deeper defense integration.
The dispute hands Macron a fresh political vulnerability as his integrationist vision comes under attack from a party that is leading opinion polls.