Andréa Kotarac, spokesperson for the National Rally and president of the RN group in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes regional council, was the guest on “8:30 franceinfo” on Saturday.
Published on 25/04/2026 at 10:33, with a reading time of 1 minute.
Andréa Kotarac, spokesperson for the National Rally, and president of the RN group in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes regional council, was the guest on “8:30 franceinfo” on Saturday, April 25, 2026. He addressed topics such as distributor profit margins, the Middle East conflict, and Donald Trump, answering questions from Mathilde Siraud and Thomas Séchier.
“It is necessary to control distributor margins,” according to Kotarac, as distributor profit margins on fuel have increased since the beginning of the Middle East conflict, as per a government document seen by franceinfo.
“The National Rally proposes a reduction in VAT to 5.5% on fuel, as well as on gas and electricity, which should be accompanied by monitoring of the major distributors’ margins,” added the National Rally spokesperson.
Regarding Lebanon, Kotarac praised Emmanuel Macron for acting as a mediator and defending Lebanon’s sovereignty, stability, and security amid the conflict with Israel. He also supported Macron’s mediation efforts amidst the Iran conflict instigated by Trump and Netanyahu.
“We never doubted that Trump would defend his interests,” Kotarac mentioned, highlighting the alignment between the National Rally and Trump’s protectionist policies, which resonate with patriotic sentiments and criticism of globalization’s impacts on Western nations.
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