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3mo ago

Le Pen Rallies Marseille in Neck-and-Neck Race as RN Budget Vote Draws Fire

A looming 49.3 budget passage would likely erase an RN-backed DGF cut that Marseille officials estimate at €43.6–50 million in 2026.

Des manifestants de gauche protestent contre le RN et son candidat à la mairie de Marseille, Franck Allisio, à Marseille, le 16 janvier 2026
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Marine Le Pen, présidente du groupe parlementaire du RN, le 17 janvier 2026 à Marseille
Marine Le Pen, présidente du groupe parlementaire du RN, le 17 janvier 2026 à Marseille

Overview

  • Marine Le Pen boosted RN candidate Franck Allisio at a packed Parc Chanot event of about 1,200 people, with roughly 500 protesters gathered outside.
  • Recent Ipsos and OpinionWay polling shows Allisio and incumbent Benoît Payan tied around 30–31% in first-round intentions, ahead of Martine Vassal and Sébastien Delogu.
  • The National Assembly adopted an RN amendment to reduce the DGF by €4.9 billion, with local estimates of a €43.6–50 million hit to Marseille in 2026.
  • Allisio did not take part in the vote, while Marseille RN deputies Monique Griseti and Gisèle Lelouis supported the amendment, and the government’s shift to 49.3 or ordinances is expected to nullify it.
  • Payan branded the RN "anti-Marseille" and condemned an RN leaflet as racist and xenophobic, as Le Pen, on appeal in the assistants case, said she is fighting for her innocence and continues campaign stops.