If François Fillon were elected President of the Republic, what would François Fillon’s France look like? The objective of his program: not dreams, but rather rigorous measures in several areas.
On the economy, a more liberal, almost “Thatcherite” country
A 100% liberal economic program: elimination of 500,000 civil service jobs, increase in working hours, increase in VAT, reduction of public spending by 100 billion euros over five years.
On social issues, a conservative country
In his meetings, he gave the floor to Madeleine de Jessey, the spokesperson for Sens Commun, a faction of the Republicans born from La Manif Pour Tous.
However, he acknowledged that he would not repeal same-sex marriage. On the other hand, he plans to rewrite the Taubira law by modifying filiation rules to close full adoption to homosexual couples. Opposed to extending medically assisted procreation for female couples, he also wants to strengthen legal penalties against “the use or promotion of surrogacy” (gestational surrogacy).
On identity, an opposition to multiculturalism
On identity issues, François Fillon adopted an extremely firm stance during the campaign: France should not become a multicultural society.
This vision of France is also reflected in his proposals for education. Objective: to teach the national narrative in schools:
In foreign policy, a country closer to Vladimir Putin
In terms of foreign policy, François Fillon advocates for a line significantly different from that currently pursued by French diplomacy. He wants an alliance with Putin, whom he knows well and appreciates from his time at Matignon.
To be continued…
