French trust Marine Le Pen’s RN most on economy

The polling suggests voters disillusioned with Macron are willing to give Marine Le Pen’s RN a try on the economy

French voters trust the far-right Rassemblement National more than any other party to manage the economy and public finances despite its unfunded tax cutting and spending plans and lack of government experience.

The findings in an Ipsos poll for the Financial Times show the uphill battle facing Emmanuel Macron’s Ensemble centrist alliance ahead of elections on June 30. The alliance’s campaign strategy is centred on convincing the electorate that installing a far-right or leftwing government would wreck the economy and ultimately swingeing tax rises.