15 jun 2026
‘The EU is completely obsolete’: France’s far-right leader wants to shake up Europe

BRUSSELS Jordan Bardella was never meant to be his party’s presidential candidate. The 30-year-old member of the European Parliament is the protégé of Marine Le Pen, the far-right leader of France’s National Rally. For years, the two complemented each other. Le Pen was the party’s face and standard-bearer; Bardella ran its operations, led its delegation in Brussels and waited for his mentor to win so he could become prime minister.
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