Victor Chabert, edited by Solène Leroux 07:48, April 26, 2022

After the defeat of Marine Le Pen on Sunday, the legislative elections are in the line of fire for the National Rally.

The MP for Pas-de-Calais has also announced that she would be a candidate for his succession.

For his part, Éric Zemmour calls for the union of all patriots, and asked for the opening of discussions with the RN.

What will be the strategy of the National Rally for the legislative elections, after the defeat of Marine Le Pen?

On the evening of the second round, Éric Zemmour called for a union of all patriots.

In particular, he asked to meet with the authorities of the RN.

Will the National Rally allow itself to be convinced by a rapprochement?

RN President Jordan Bardella closed the door on Monday to an agreement between the two parties.

"Eric Zemmour's way of approaching this marriage proposal is extremely virulent, extremely brutal," he said.

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"I find that he had quite harsh words with Marine Le Pen, even though she is positioned as the undisputed leader of the opposition. I think he must first recognize her as leader of the opposition" , assured Jordan Bardella again. 

A call to humility

The RN MEP clarified that agreements with personalities could take place, but no device union.

Eric Zemmour's sentence on Sunday evening during his speech, citing the eight defeats attached to the name Le Pen in the presidential election went very badly, even though Marine Le Pen called for the rally.

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In the ranks of the RN, Éric Zemmour is now asked for humility, recalling that the former journalist made 7% in the first round.

A marinist strategist summed up the situation as follows: "When there was the plural left in 1997, the Greens recognized that the leader of the opposition was Lionel Jospin, not Dominique Voynet."

Any agreement seems a long way off.