Jordan Bardella: So close to becoming French president — and yet so far

The court ruling against Marine Le Pen confuses the electoral plans of the French right and could become an advantage for its 29-year-old deputy

After the conviction of Marine Le Pen in the first instance, the question of his succession remained taboo at the RN. Among the elders, one remembers the war between Jean-Marie Le Pen and Bruno Megret.

Ineligible or not in 2027 ? The judicial fate of Marine Le Pen, who appealed his conviction, leaves an uncertainty. However, the hypothesis of his replacement by Jordan Bardella for the next presidential election is not privileged for the moment.

The condemnation of Marine Le Pen may well alter the political trajectory of the president of the National Rally. ...

Jordan Bardella, the French hard right’s young hope

After Marine Le Pen was barred from running for president, the 29-year-old may have to take her place

After the president of the RN MPs was condemned to five years of ineligibility, however, the party's chances were not totally compromised for the presidential election of 2027: a first poll of voting intentions, carried out immediately after the verdict, showed that the scores in the first round of Marine Le Pen and Jordan Bardella were strictly identical. Explanations with Paul Cébille, political scientist and opinion analyst.