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French far-right leaders, including Jordan Bardella and Marine Le Pen, are actively engaging with the business community in an effort to gain support ahead of upcoming elections. They are presenting their economic vision and addressing concerns of business leaders.
The merger of the La France Insoumise (LFI) and Socialist Party (PS) lists in Toulouse has caused alarm among the business community, with the Medef of Haute-Garonne warning that their 'anti-capitalist' and 'degrowth' program could be detrimental to employment and industrial future.
Leaders from France's National Rally (RN) party, including Jordan Bardella, met with the Medef employers' federation to discuss their economic proposals. RN representatives clarified their approach to the business community and the purpose of the meeting.
The Medef Haute-Garonne, a Toulouse-based employers' association, has denounced the alliance between the Socialist Party (PS) and La France Insoumise (LFI) as 'unnatural' and a 'very bad surprise,' fearing a future municipality hostile to businesses.
Patrick Martin, president of Medef, France's largest employers' organization, firmly denied claims that the business community has largely sided with the far-right National Rally, stating such assertions are false.