US EditionWho could run instead of Marine Le Pen in the 2027 French presidential election?
- Jordan Bardella, president of Rassemblement National, accused authorities of obstructing the party's rise to power after Marine Le Pen was banned from elections for five years due to a conviction of fake job allegations at the EU Parliament.
- Marine Le Pen was sentenced to four years in prison, with half the term suspended, and will serve the rest with an electronic bracelet.
- Bardella described the legal decision as a 'tyranny of the judges' and stated that 'everything will be done to prevent us from coming to power.'
- R�my Heitz, a top public prosecutor, insisted that 'justice is not political' and condemned personal attacks on judges.
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France: Who’s Jordan Bardella, Marine Le Pen’s likely successor?
With France's far-right leader Marine Le Pen barred from running for president due to an embezzlement conviction, her 29-year-old protégé—and, some say, an even more hardline figure—Jordan Bardella is now the National Rally's (RN) most likely candidate. On 31 March, a Paris court ruled that Le Pen could not stand for president for five years. She was also sentenced to five years in prison, two of which she will serve. While her lawyers have vowe…
Who is Jordan Bardella, Le Pen's probable successor in the upcoming elections in France?
After Marine Le Pen's conviction, the president of RN is positioned as his possible electoral replacement in case the disqualification is not lifted, although there are those who doubt his leadership capacity and underline his lack of experienceThe French Justice plans to decide on Le Pen's appeal in 2026, before the presidential ones The political uncertainty reigns in the extreme French right.After the conviction of Marine Le Pen for embezzlem…
Jordan Bardella: Who is Le Pen's possible successor?
Following her conviction, Marie Le Pen's chances of running for president are dwindling. For the first time in France, someone other than Le Pen could become the right-wing nationalist candidate: the young RN leader Bardella.
As Le Pen’s presidential hopes hang in the balance, Bardella waits in the wings
French courts on Monday banned far-right leader Marine Le Pen from running for office for five years, ruling out the frontrunner for France’s 2027 presidential race. As Le Pen now faces a lengthy appeal…
Jordan Bardella could succeed Le Pen
Marine Le Pen has been slowed down with the condemnation of ineligibility, but she has taken care of it: for years she has dedicated herself to the construction of the 29-year-old party leader Jordan Bardella. The two harmonize well - only hesitantly he forms his own profile.
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