Le Pen vows to revive oil prospecting in France, calling 2017 ban 'stupid'
Far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen vowed Sunday to allow France to prospect for oil again on its territory if she is elected in May, a proposal reminiscent of U.S. President Donald Trump's "drill, baby, drill " policy to speed up fossil fuel development.
Far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen announced her intention to permit oil prospecting in France if elected in May. This policy mirrors the “drill, baby, drill” approach seen with U.S. President Donald Trump to accelerate fossil fuel extraction. Le Pen views the previous ban on such activities as illogical.
- Marine Le Pen, a far-right presidential candidate, plans to allow oil prospecting in France.
- This policy would be enacted if she is elected in May.
- Her proposal is compared to Donald Trump’s “drill, baby, drill” policy.
- Le Pen previously referred to the 2017 ban on oil prospecting as ‘stupid’.
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