Editing National Rally (section)

=== Economy ===
At the end of the 1970s, Jean-Marie Le Pen broke away from the [[anti-capitalist]] heritage of Poujadism and espoused a [[market liberal]] and [[Anti-statism|anti-statist]] programme which included lower taxes, reducing state intervention, reducing the size of the public sector, privatisation, and scaling back government bureaucracy. Some scholars have characterised the FN's 1978 programme as "[[Reaganomics|Reaganite]] before [[Ronald Reagan|Reagan]]".{{sfn|Kitschelt|McGann|1997|p=95}}

The party's economic policy shifted from the 1980s to the 1990s from [[neoliberalism]] to [[protectionism]].<ref>{{bulleted list|{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/european-elections-2014-marine-le-pens-national-front-victoryin-france-is-based-onanguish-rage-and-denial-9436394.html |title=European elections 2014: Marine Le Pen's Front National victory in France is based on anguish, rage and denial |author=John Lichfield |work=[[The Independent]] |date=26 May 2014 |access-date=25 August 2014 |location=London |archive-date=25 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925190202/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/european-elections-2014-marine-le-pens-national-front-victoryin-france-is-based-onanguish-rage-and-denial-9436394.html |url-status=live }}|{{cite news |title=What does France's National Front stand for? |url=http://www.france24.com/en/20140528-france-national-front-policy-eu |work=France 24 |date=28 May 2014}}}}</ref>{{sfn|Shields|2007|p=272}} This occurred within the framework of a changed international environment, from a battle between the [[Free World]] and [[Communist International|Communism]], to one between [[Economic nationalism|nationalism]] and [[globalisation]].{{sfn|Shields|2007|p=275}} During the 1980s, Jean-Marie Le Pen complained about the rising number of "social parasites" and called for deregulation, tax cuts, and the phasing-out of the [[welfare state]].{{sfn|Shields|2007|p=272}} As the party gained growing support from the economically vulnerable, it converted towards politics of social welfare and economic protectionism.{{sfn|Shields|2007|p=272}} This was part of its shift away from its former claim of being the "social, popular, and national right" to its claim of being "neither right nor left – French!"{{sfn|Shields|2007|p=274}} Increasingly, the party's program became an amalgam of free market and welfare policies. By the 2010s, some political commentators described its economic policies as left-wing.{{sfn|Shields|2007|p=275}}<ref name="theconversation.com">{{cite web |url=https://theconversation.com/the-european-far-right-actually-right-or-left-or-something-altogether-different-6796 |title=The European far right: actually right? Or left? Or something altogether different? |website=Theconversation.com |date=3 May 2012 |access-date=31 March 2015 |archive-date=28 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190328211807/http://theconversation.com/the-european-far-right-actually-right-or-left-or-something-altogether-different-6796 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-27404016 |title=French National Front: Far right or hard left? |work=BBC News |date=16 May 2014 |author=Henry Astier |access-date=9 December 2015 |archive-date=5 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150405221211/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-27404016 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Under Marine Le Pen, the RN has supported [[economic nationalism]],<ref>{{cite web |date=23 April 2017 |title=Macron-Le Pen face-off: EU supporter vs. economic nationalist |url=https://money.cnn.com/2017/04/23/news/economy/french-election-macron-le-pen-eu-nationalist/index.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210710081832/https://money.cnn.com/2017/04/23/news/economy/french-election-macron-le-pen-eu-nationalist/index.html |archive-date=10 July 2021 |access-date=5 July 2021}}</ref> which it calls "economic patriotism", and it has advocated populist policies, such as tax cuts for people under 30 years old, and cuts in the [[value-added tax]] on energy and essential products. The party has supported public services, protectionism, and economic intervention and opposed the increase in the fuel tax in 2018 and the increase in the retirement age in 2023.<ref name=":5" /><ref>{{Cite news |last=Conesa |first=Elsa |date=18 April 2022 |title=Comment Marine Le Pen a abandonné le libéralisme pour un programme " social-populiste " |work=Le Monde |url=https://www.lemonde.fr/election-presidentielle-2022/article/2022/04/18/comment-marine-le-pen-a-abandonne-le-liberalisme-pour-un-programme-social-populiste_6122621_6059010.html |access-date=27 June 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Brunet |first=Romain |date=29 March 2023 |title=Le Pen's opposition to pension reform, focus on public order 'pays off' in polls |work=France 24 |url=https://www.france24.com/en/france/20230329-le-pen-s-opposition-to-pension-reform-focus-on-public-order-pays-off-in-polls |access-date=27 June 2023}}</ref>

Under Jordan Bardella, the RN has adopted more pro-market policies, including lower taxes and simplifying industrial norms.<ref>{{cite news|work=Le Monde|url=https://www.lemonde.fr/en/politics/article/2024/06/27/as-bardella-becomes-more-like-macron-his-party-becomes-more-like-meloni-s_6675984_5.html|date=27 June 2024|title=As Bardella becomes more like Macron, his party becomes more like Meloni's}}</ref> Bardella advocated an audit of public finances as a precursor to determining the 2025 budget.<ref>{{cite news|work=Financial Times|title=France's far-right chief pledges to clean up public finances|date=24 June 2024|url=https://www.ft.com/content/12bfebd8-a069-4169-8900-1955b5d93053}}</ref> Bardella has sought to use these policies to court business support during the [[2024 French legislative election]] campaign.<ref>{{cite news|work=Financial Times|date=18 June 2024|title=French businesses court Marine Le Pen after taking fright at left's policies|url=https://www.ft.com/content/e28f9753-1770-4c8c-91d8-e7bb7ed44feb}}</ref> During this time, Bardella also rescinded the prior RN pledge to repeal the [[2023 French pension reform law]].<ref>{{cite news|work=Le Monde|title=Bardella goes back on promise to repeal Macron's pension reform|date=12 June 2024|url=https://www.lemonde.fr/en/politics/article/2024/06/12/bardella-goes-back-on-promise-to-repeal-macron-s-pension-reform_6674563_5.html}}</ref>