Marine Le Pen

Said at the Paris Air Show, during the June 2025 war between Israel and Iran, that the disappearance of the mullahs' regime would be a good thing.

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With liberty

Wanting the Islamic Republic gone while it was under military attack is on the side of pressure on the regime.

Said the United States made a mistake in attacking Iran because it expected the regime to fall within days, and called the regime extremely solid.

“What I see is that the United States has clearly made a mistake, in that they thought the Iranian regime would fall within a few days. It has not fallen. The Iranian regime is an extremely solid regime”

In French: Ce que je vois, c'est que les Etats-Unis ont manifestement commis une erreur en ce sens qu'ils pensaient que, en l'espace de quelques jours, le régime iranien tomberait. Il n'est pas tombé. Le régime iranien est un régime extrêmement solide

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Not clear either way

She criticises how the war on the regime was planned without saying whether she backs or opposes the strikes, so the line does not settle the measure.

Opposed France's recognition of a Palestinian state in September 2025, saying it recognised a Hamas state.

“By making this recognition today, with no condition at all, it is Hamastan and not Palestine that Emmanuel Macron is recognising”

In French: En effectuant cette reconnaissance aujourd'hui, sans aucune condition, c'est le Hamastan et non la Palestine que reconnaît Emmanuel Macron

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With liberty

Opposing recognition of a Palestinian state while Hamas held hostages is the side of treating Israel as an ally.

Promised in the 2022 presidential campaign to take France out of NATO's integrated command.

“leave NATO's integrated command”

In French: quitter le commandement intégré de l'Otan

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Against liberty

Wanting out of NATO's command is against liberty by our test.

Her group abstained when the National Assembly voted on the security agreement with Ukraine in March 2024; she said the government was using the crisis for electoral ends.

“Either you are pro-Macron, or you are accused of being pro-Putin”

In French: Soit on est pro-Macron, soit on est accusé d'être pro-Poutine

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Against liberty

Withholding a vote for the Ukraine security agreement is not standing with Ukraine against Russia.

Said France can keep training Ukraine's soldiers and sending equipment but can no longer give Ukraine money, and that President Macron was right to refuse to send French jets to protect Kyiv's sky.

“We can go on training their soldiers, their army, go on bringing them equipment to defend themselves, but financially we no longer can”

In French: On peut continuer à former leurs soldats, leur armée, continuer à leur apporter du matériel pour se défendre, mais financièrement nous ne pouvons plus

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Against liberty

Ending financial aid cuts support for Ukraine, even though she would keep training and equipment.

Said the rise in the defence budget since 2017 is one of the few policies to President Macron's credit, in a debate where the Assembly backed 6.7 billion euros more for defence in 2026.

“It is in fact one of the few policies that can be put to the credit of the President of the Republic”

In French: C'est d'ailleurs l'une des rares politiques que l'on peut mettre à l'actif du président de la République

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With liberty

Approving a rising defence budget is the side of funding the armed forces.

Her presidential programme, still published by her party, promises to deport illegal immigrants and foreign offenders systematically.

“Systematically deport illegal immigrants and foreign offenders and criminals.”

In French: Expulser systématiquement les clandestins, délinquants et criminels étrangers.

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With liberty

Deporting those who break immigration law counts as with liberty.

The group she leads tabled the resolution to end the 1968 agreement that gives Algerians special rights to settle in France; the Assembly passed it by one vote and she called the day historic.

“It is a day that can be called historic for the RN”

In French: C'est une journée qu'on peut qualifier d'historique pour le RN

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With liberty

Ending a special entry and residence route from Algeria limits migration from an Islamic country.

Her programme promises to root out the ideologies behind Islamization and their networks in France, with a bill written for that purpose.

“Eradicate Islamist ideologies and all their networks from the national territory.”

In French: Éradiquer les idéologies islamistes et l'ensemble de leurs réseaux du territoire national.

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With liberty

Acting against organisations that push religious rule counts as with liberty.

Confirmed that if elected she would put to a referendum a ban, with penalties, on the Islamic veil in public space.

“the penalisation of the Islamist veil in public space”

In French: la pénalisation du voile islamiste dans l'espace public

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With liberty

A ban on the veil is counted by this measure as acting against Islamization; hers goes further than schools and public office.

Told the employers' federation she would bring the legal retirement age back down to 62, and to 60 for people who started work before 20.

“then gradually we will get to 42 years of contributions and a legal age of 62”

In French: puis progressivement on arrivera à 42 ans de cotisations et un âge légal de 62 ans

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Against liberty

Undoing the pension reform and lowering the retirement age is more state spending, the side against liberty.

Announced a plan to cut public spending by 125 billion euros.

“We will present our path to restoring the public finances, with 125 billion euros of savings”

In French: Nous présenterons notre trajectoire de rétablissement des finances publiques avec 125 milliards d'euros d'économies

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With liberty

Cutting state spending counts as with liberty.

Opposed the broadcasting regulator's decision to take the channel C8 off the air, after the Council of State upheld it.

“a worrying decision that proves right the ayatollahs of one-track thinking, the decrees of a sectarian left that would like to see and hear only one voice, that of the system.”

In French: une inquiétante décision qui donne raison aux Ayatollahs de la pensée unique, aux oukases d'une gauche sectaire qui ne voudrait voir et entendre qu'une seule voix, celle du système.

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With liberty

Opposing a state regulator shutting down a television channel counts as with liberty.