Rassemblement National contradicts plans to reintroduce the death penalty

Paris - 25.06.2026: Sébastien Chenu, Vice President of the Rassemblement National (RN), has dismissed speculation about the reintroduction of the death penalty in France. This followed controversial remarks by RN party spokesperson Laurent Jacobelli, who said hypothetically that his party might respect the popular will in a referendum on reintroducing the death penalty.Chenu made it clear that a return to the death penalty is not embedded in the party's program. Instead, the RN supports life imprisonment without the possibility of early release as the harshest sanction. This position also aligns ...