France: Jordan Bardella, number 2 of the RN, candidate in Île-de-France for regional

National Rally candidate Jordan Bardella delivers his victory speech in the European elections on May 26, 2019 in Paris.

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Four months before the first round of regional elections, the National Rally has appointed almost all of its heads.

Unlike 2015, Marine le Pen will not be.

One year away from the presidential election, the candidate is already reserving for the ballot-king.

The 2021 cast highlights the big winner of the Europeans, Jordan Bardella, only 25 years old.

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But what will Jordan Bardella do in this mess?

Great winner of

the European elections,

 the number 2 of the party will finally be a candidate in Île-de-France, one of the regions which votes the least National rally: “ 

How to resist this capital region?

media par excellence?

He tried to convince himself a few months ago.

For lack of candidacy from

Marine le Pen

to the regional, the RN therefore does not hesitate to send its great hope to the pipe breaker.

One year before the presidential election, the party wants to mark its territory, be present and send political messages.

Example in Occitania, it is a former UMP deputy, Jean-Paul Garraud, who will wear the colors of the RN.

The objective is clear: to plow the lands of the classic right, to break the famous glass ceiling to bring the region into the hands of the RN.

 "

 One year before the presidential election, it would be an earthquake

 ", salivates

Thierry Mariani

, former minister of Nicolas Sarkozy who left the LR party to join the party of Marine Le Pen and tipped to be the head of the RN list in Provence-Alpes -Cote d'Azur.

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Also to listen

: Jordan Bardella, vice-president of the RN and French member of the European Parliament, guest of Political Tuesday

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