Speaking on France 2 Television, she described the policy as “economic patriotism, (and) intelligent protectionism.”
Far-right French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen said on Tuesday she would seek to repatriate production of French motor vehicles and other industrial goods – just as President-elect Donald Trump hopes to do in the United States.
Trump has threatened to slap tariffs on cars made abroad, saying the practice costs American jobs. He has praised Ford Motor Co’s decision last week to scrap a plan to build a plant in Mexico, and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles’ confirmation of plans to create 2,000 jobs at its U.S. factories.
Asked whether she would like to see the same thing happen with French manufacturers Renault and PSA Peugeot Citroen, the National Front (FN) leader said: “He (Trump) is putting in place measures I have been demanding for years.”
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“I don’t mind explaining to French companies that they can not escape tax that they should be paying in France, that they cannot go offshore without suffering the consequences … A choice has to be made, a choice of patriotism.
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