Le Pen loses key economic adviser ahead of French presidential race

Marine Le Pen, candidate in the French presidential race, has lost an influential economic adviser who served as her key link to the French business community. His departure stems from Le Pen's economic pledges, which energise her core voters but alienate more moderate ones whose support she needs to win. The episode highlights the tension between her base-mobilising programme and the need to broaden her appeal.

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