US EditionFar-right files no-confidence motion against French PM over new energy law
The National Rally opposes the energy plan's reduced renewables and nuclear focus, warning of at least €300 billion cost and risks to public finances, RN deputies said.
- France's far-right National Rally filed a no-confidence motion against the government in February 2026 following the adoption of a new Multiannual Energy Program .
- The PPE3 prioritizes nuclear power, solar, and offshore wind development with the goal of achieving carbon neutrality by 2050.
- The National Rally accused the government of bypassing parliamentary oversight by adopting the energy plan through decree, warning of increased energy prices and costs for households and businesses.
- The Socialist Party, a key swing vote, does not support the no-confidence motion in order to maintain stability and avoid chaos.
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The party protested, in particular, against "a decreasing policy that accelerated intermittent energies, lied about nuclear power and posed a major risk to public finances".
This decision follows the publication by decree in mid February of the roadmap for France's energy strategy. The parties deplore the fact that this plan is adopted without a vote.
Marine Le Pen, the president of the RN group in the assembly, had called on Members opposed to this multi-year energy programming (PP3) to table a motion of censure, announcing that the RN would do so otherwise.
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The RN MPs in the Assembly today tabled a motion of censure against the government, protesting against the publication of the energy strategy by decree on 13 February by 2035.
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