France’s government warned the Rassemblement National against acting recklessly after the far-right party issued a fresh ultimatum on budget concessions, the latest move in a fight that could bring down the administration.
Prime Minister Michel Barnier last night said he would scrap a plan to increase taxes on electricity, meeting one of the RN’s demands. But Marine Le Pen’s party has insisted all its “red line” demands would need to be met if the government wants to avoid a no-confidence vote as soon as next week.
The budget’s fate and that of Barnier’s administration remain largely in the hands of the RN, which is the biggest single party and a key voting bloc in the National Assembly.