Within the Nupes, the field of defence is a vast subject of debate. "We will not say that we agree on nothing, but it is true that we do not agree on everything," jokes an LFI deputy.

On the budget already, ecologists as communists do not want to increase the resources dedicated to defense. The socialists are in favor of an increase and when the Insoumise propose capability amendments that will cost several billion euros more. The differences also appear during the debates dealing with NATO and other alliances.