The plan to take down Le Pen: Frame her as a lefty – POLITICO

PARIS — Far-right leader Marine Le Pen’s surprise return to the 2027 French presidential election is forcing one of her main opponents, Edouard Philippe, to adjust his attack plans. 

After launching his campaign in May by promising to sell voters on a “massively optimistic” conservative agenda, the former prime minister and his troops are now going after Le Pen as a fiscally irresponsible lefty. 

“Marine Le Pen has a platform that is largely left-wing,” said Nathalie Loiseau, a member of the European Parliament campaigning for Philippe.