The president of the National Rally Jordan Bardella confirmed Sunday with Le Figaro that he would “naturally” be at the top of his party’s list in the European elections of June 2024, as five years ago. “As outgoing MEP and party leader, I will naturally lead the National Rally list,” said Jordan Bardella, who sees this election as “the only opportunity for the French to sanction the government and prepare for the post-Emmanuel Macron”.
The decision of the boss of the RN, who came first in the 2019 poll with 23.34% of the vote ahead of the Macronist majority (22.42%), was little in doubt. He explains the springs by the “distribution of roles” with Marine Le Pen, evoking “a complementary duo”. “Today, it is my responsibility, as Marine Le Pen chairs our group in the National Assembly, to lead this battle which will be both national and European and to ensure that the National Rally wins these European elections. . It’s the last step that separates us from power,” he said.
Jordan Bardella, who will soon celebrate his 28th birthday, poses as a candidate for the “supporters of power” of France, “in the face of the forces of renunciation which range from Jean-Luc Mélenchon to Emmanuel Macron”. He thus intends to bring together “all those who think that France is still a great nation with a millennial identity, a culture, a genius, borders and prosperity to conquer”, he explains.
“There are undoubtedly some of these patriots among the disappointed LR, perhaps among the disappointed Éric Zemmour, and obviously, well beyond the partisan divisions. There are also these patriots on the left ”, still wants to believe the MEP. “France has been dispossessed of everything that forged its capacity for action and this taste for greatness, this taste for power, this taste for the past, for the present and for the future, is shared in -beyond the borders of the National Gathering”, still pleads Jordan Bardella.
Among the main political forces, the Greens with Marie Toussaint and the PCF with Léon Deffontaines have already chosen their lead candidates for the ballot in early June 2024. On the other hand, the Macronist majority has not yet formally made its choice and, on the left, discussions continue to get bogged down with LFI, which is campaigning for a common list.
