A resolution on the country's withdrawal from NATO because of the United States was introduced in the French Parliament

The French Parliament prepared a resolution on the country's withdrawal from NATO due to disagreement with US policy. Such a legislative initiative was made by the Vice-President of the National Assembly (Parliament) of France, a deputy from the left party “Unconquered France” (La France Insoumise, LFI) Clémence Guette.

As Goette said in an interview with the Berliner Zeitung, France has long been discussing leaving NATO, but now that the United States is pursuing an “overt imperial policy,” this issue has become especially relevant. Goette specifically cited the " illegal kidnapping of the Venezuelan president," threats to annex Greenland, and "predatory trade agreements" that she believed were forced upon the European Union under duress.

In addition, the politician recalled the requirement for NATO member countries to allocate at least 5% of GDP to the needs of the alliance, which, in her opinion, is beneficial, first of all, to the US defense industry.

Goette also believes that the United States is openly influencing elections in Europe in favor of far-right forces.

All this shows, Goette says, that the United States is “officially freeing itself from international law and collective security mechanisms” and is actually turning the European Union into its vassal.

In this situation, the politician said, France’s continued membership in a military alliance led by a power that openly positions itself outside the framework of international law is “undesirable and unacceptable.” Such membership, she emphasized, exposes France to significant risks and could drag the country into conflicts that are contrary to its interests, principles and international obligations.

Leaving NATO would allow France to “restore its military and diplomatic independence and once again become a non-aligned power,” Guette said. According to her, the country will not be isolated, but will strengthen its influence through multilateral formats, promoting the environmental agenda, disarmament and protection of public goods.

An analysis of the balance of political forces in France, writes the Berliner Zeitung, shows that such a change of course is not completely unrealistic. The Alliance of the Left, of which LFI is a member, is currently the strongest parliamentary group in the National Assembly. NATO has also been criticized for years by the French right, including Marine Le Pen's National Rally, which holds more than a quarter of the seats in parliament. French President Emmanuel Macron has repeatedly criticized the North Atlantic Alliance, the publication recalls.