U.S. ?officials who met leaders of France's far-right National Rally (RN) were underwhelmed by their economic plans, two diplomatic sources said, in a blow to the party's efforts to present itself as a credible steward of the euro zone's No. 2 economy before next year's election.
The National Rally has become France's largest parliamentary party ¡ª and a potential victor in 2027 ¡ª?by coupling a hard-line stance on immigration with populist pledges to defend jobs and purchasing power. But its longstanding rhetoric around state interventionism and protectionist ?policies worries French blue-chips and investors.
U.S. Ambassador Charles Kushner and his team have met with most of the likely presidential contenders from across France's political ?spectrum, including ?National Rally party chiefs Marine Le Pen and 30-year-old protege Jordan Bardella.
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