France, Marine Le Pen opposes Meloni's Italy: "I remain faithful to Salvini"

"I'm not Meloni's twin sister, I remain faithful to Salvini". Marine Le Pen, even more normalized with her 89 deputies elected in parliament, in an interview with "Republic" refuses a 'melonist' turn, that is to become pro-EU and pro-Nato. "I remain Eurosceptic, convinced that France should leave NATO's integrated command, and against the delivery of offensive weapons to Ukraine", says the French leader, adding: "A victory for Russia would be a catastrophe".

As for the new Italian government: “Meloni is governing without attracting criticism agitated by the demonization taking place before his election. The same thing had happened before we won the municipals. This caricatured trial of intentions, very far from reality, is an advantage for us. When we come to power, people will see that it is not the apocalypse that is coming, but rather a common sense policy,” concluded Le Pen.

France and the twelfth day of protests against the pension reform, on the eve of the verdict of the Constitutional Council which could approve the text or reject it, at least in part. The authorities expect between 400,000 and 600,000 people in the approximately 270 demonstrations and rallies to be held across the country.

A lower estimate than those of previous mobilisations. In Paris, the procession will leave at 2.00 pm from place de l'Opéra in the direction of place de la Bastille. The strikes affect several sectors. In the railway sector, 4 out of 5 high-speed trains are expected, while the General Directorate of Civil Aviation (Dgac) has announced that there will be "cancellations and delays". The garbage collectors of Paris have started a new strike after the break decided on March 28th. Some protesters deposited rubbish in front of the entrance to the Constitutional Council. President Emmanuel Macron will meet the leaders of the majority and some ministers tomorrow afternoon at the Elysée, while today he will meet the president of the Senate, Gerard Larcher, and that of the National Assembly, Yael Braun Pivet.