Far-right leaders in France criticize Macron's pan-European nuclear weapons proposal

Leaders of France's right-wing parties have opposed President Emmanuel Macron's proposal to create a pan-European nuclear deterrent, according to the BFM TV, Report informs via Interfax.

"We are completely against the idea of sharing the 'red button'; it is about our national sovereignty," stated Jordan Bardella, leader of the French National Rally party.

Marine Le Pen, head of the party's parliamentary faction, also supported this stance.

Additionally, Laurent Wauquiez, leader of the French Republicans party, expressed that France should not share the ‘red button.’