“My political movement is on one knee,” recognizes Jordan Bardella

The National Rally (RN) is united. One day after the prosecution's requisitions in the case of the assistants of the MEPs of the National Front, – who on Wednesday demanded a five-year ineligibility accompanied by a provisional execution against Marine Le Pen -, all the executives but especially the president of the party with the flame replies. While his predecessor could be prevented from running again in 2027 if the judges followed the prosecution's requests, the young official, invited Thursday evening by CNews, admitted that his “movement on one knee to the ground”. “We cannot accept that a judge, because he has decided to have Marine Le Pen in his face, requires the ineligibility of a potential candidate for the presidential election”he snapped. All “by believing in probity and total honesty” to mentor.

And hammer out: “A prosecutor cannot decide even before all avenues of appeal are exhausted how a country’s democracy is functioning.” In the scenario where this impediment was confirmed in a few months, could the 29-year-old MEP be wearing the colors of his camp within two and a half years? If he says “preparing to exercise power” – as during the early legislative elections of June 2024 -, Jordan Bardella “don’t plan to make money during this period”. And assures not to run for office “the same functions for which Marine Le Pen is preparing.”

“A revenge”

The boss of the RN may not want «commenter» this hypothesis, he considers that it “shocks many French people, and political leaders who are not from our political family”highlighting the surprise declaration of Gérald Darmanin who found “shocking” the possibility that Marine Le Pen will not be able to be on the starting line towards the Elysée. But also the testimonies of French people who would have “the feeling that it is not justice but revenge” against the one who has already appeared three times before them. The member for Pas-de-Calais, progressing from presidential to presidential since 2012, Jordan Bardella thinks that “justice seeks to triumph where the political class has failed”.

What suggests that political leaders must be above the law? “There is the merits of the case and a disproportion in the requisitions which are made on the part of a biased prosecutor”pinned Jordan Bardella. Who wanted to remind us that he “There was no personal enrichment, no fictitious employment in this affair.” Then add: “We are talking about an administrative disagreement over the role and mission exercised by parliamentary assistants. Marine Le Pen did not take from the fund”.