During the examination of the 2026 budget in the National Assembly's finance commission from October 20 to 22, 2025, economic divergences between the Rassemblement National (RN) and Eric Ciotti's allies deepened. Ciotti's deputies promoted an ultra-liberal vision, opposing measures from Marine Le Pen's program. This far-right alliance, formed in June 2024, shows fundamental cracks beyond pensions.
The review of the 2026 finance bill highlighted tensions within the far-right alliance. From October 20 to 22, 2025, in the National Assembly's finance commission, Eric Ciotti's deputies, leading the Union des droites pour la République (UDR), freely promoted their ultra-liberal economic vision. They opposed several measures from Marine Le Pen's program, confirming deep divergences established since June 2024, when the alliance formed between the RN and the former Republicans president.
On the evening of Tuesday, October 21, ciottistes and lepénistes held separate events at the Assembly. In the second basement, the former organized a colloquium to advocate for tax exemptions on inheritances and stock savings plans, notably without RN representatives. Just above, Marine Le Pen's supporters influenced the budget rewrite, a commission that Ciotti calls a 'hostage of the left and far left'.
These disagreements extend beyond the original pensions debate. Gérault Verny, deputy from Bouches-du-Rhône and UDR finance appointee, defends the situation: 'C’est ce qui fait la beauté d’un couple : assumer et cultiver nos différences, mais conserver le même horizon.' Yet, on the economic front, this shared 'horizon' appears more blurred than ever, underscoring the alliance's fragility.