French Finance Chief Warns Left-Wing Win Would Mean EU Exit
- Polls show left bloc could be bigger than Macron’s party
- First round of legislative election to be held on June 30
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French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire warned that victory by a new left-wing alliance in the upcoming snap vote would lead to the country’s exit from the European Union as he put fears over the economy at the center of the campaign.
The program of the Popular Front, which is made up of four left-leaning parties, would cause “economic collapse,” he said on Franceinfo radio. The coalition is due to present its election pledges later on Friday and hasn’t suggested leaving the bloc.