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Le Monde
Le Pen's illiberal drive
During debates on France’s 2026 budget, the far-right Rassemblement National sought to cut billions of euros in non-profit funding, and an amendment temporarily threatened a subsidy for Rennes’ Trans Musicales festival. The proposal relied on an unverified AI-generated count of references to transgender artists; the aide responsible was dismissed, and the festival is no longer targeted. Marine Le Pen had proposed denying funds to organizations deemed outside the “public interest” or involved in breaking the law, while saying the policy would not be politically biased.
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