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Angelique Chrisafis in Paris

National Rally says it would privatise French public TV if it wins majority

Emmanuel Macron in a France Inter radio studio
Emmanuel Macron during an appearance on a France Inter show in 2022. The radio station is France’s most popular. Photograph: Ludovic Marin/AFP/Getty Images

Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally intends to privatise public television and radio if it wins an absolute majority in the French parliament in snap elections, senior party figures have confirmed.

Jordan Bardella, the party president, told France 3 public television on Sunday that his ambition was to privatise state broadcasting “in order to save money”.

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