RN excluded from the “republican arc” by the Minister of the Economy: Michel Barnier calls Marine Le Pen to reassure her

Michel Barnier a recadré Antoine Armand, le ministre de l'Economie, qui a exclu le RN de l'arc républicain au cours d'une interview. XinHua – Henri Szwarc

Michel Barnier wanted to reassure Marine Le Pen after comments made by the Minister of the Economy Antoine Armand, who excluded the RN from the Republican arc, during an interview on France Inter this Tuesday, September 24.

A distinction that does not pass. When Antoine Armand, the new Minister of the Economy, excluded the RN from the Republican arc on Tuesday, September 24, during his interview on France Inter, he attracted the wrath of the far-right party's executives, but also that of the head of government.

While Antoine Armand spoke of a republican arc, he specified that “The National Rally, against which we were elected, against which we made a republican front, does not belong there”. He believes that his door is open, particularly to the left, even France Insoumise, immediately making the party's bigwigs jump, like Laurent Jacobelli, vice-president of the RN who believes that a “red line” was crossed, by questioning the Prime Minister on X.

Reassure Marine Le Pen

The latter has moreover “clearly and firmly” put the Minister of the Economy back in his place, and even telephoned Marine Le Pen to reassure her, indicates France Info this Tuesday, September 24, with the entourage of the president of the RN.

In the coming days, Prime Minister Michel Barnier is to receive the presidents of the groups represented in the National Assembly. Le Figaro indicates that Michel Barnier also reassured Marine Le Pen about the presence of her party at Bercy for the consultations that Antoine Armand must lead in order to establish the budget.