It was the start of a decade-long effort to detoxify her anti-immigration National Rally and win over voters from across French society. “The French have almost wiped out the ‘Macronist’ bloc,” a victorious Le Pen told supporters in Henin-Beaumont. He remains a close ally of Marine Le Pen and has been heralded as a model for other National Rally candidates. If the National Rally wins an absolute majority on July 7, Bardella will become France’s youngest-ever prime minister. Le Pen has her eyes on a bigger prize: the presidency in 2027.

Source: ABC News July 02, 2024 13:15 UTC