Marine Le Pen says Jordan Bardella will be prime minister if far right wins election
National Rally mainstay Marine Le Pen said she would serve as French president, and her running-mate, the 28-year-old Jordan Bardella, would be appointed prime minister if the far-right party wins the upcoming French general election.
The French leader will meet with parties on the left and right in an attempt to form a new government after his minority government was toppled in a no confidence vote Wednesday evening. Marine Le Pen's far-right National Rally will be notably absent.
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France's Prime Minister Michel Barnier is set to be ousted after his social security budget failed to receive backing from Marine Le Pen's National Rally.
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In Brussels, police used water cannons against left-wing demonstrators protesting the arrival of far-right French politician Jordan Bardella. The president of the Rassemblement National is in Brussels presenting his recently published memoir.
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French voters head to the polls in a pivotal snap parliamentary election called by President Emmanuel Macron. After a surprising defeat in the European elections, Macron's centrist alliance faces off..
Bardella’s journey from university drop-out to potential prime minister has astonished many, highlighting his meteoric rise in just a few years. Banking on a compelling rags-to-riches story, the..
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