"Le Figaro" announces that the journalist Philippe Ballard will be head of the list for the National Gathering in the regional elections, which will be held next June.
The LCI presenter therefore left the channel for which he had worked since 1994. Philippe Ballard presented various political programs there.
His face will change from television screens to posters of the National Rally.
Journalist Philippe Ballard presented his latest news section on LCI last Sunday.
He is now entering politics and will be a candidate on a list of the National Rally in the regional elections to be held next June.
This is what the website of the newspaper
Le Figaro
announces
.
Philippe Ballard will be head of the list in Île-de-France, in support of the MEP and vice-president of the far-right party Jordan Bardella.
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FN voter since the 1980s
Philippe Ballard was one of the historical presenters of the continuous news channel, where he worked since its creation in 1994. Presenter of various political programs, he had also hosted various special editions of LCI, in particular to cover events such as terrorist attacks , the 2008 US presidential election and the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton.
The journalist's reconversion into politics surprised his colleagues, who were unaware.
No wonder this choice, however, if we stick to what Philippe Ballard told
Figaro
: he says he voted for the National Front since the 1980s and says he took his card at the RN last September.