Victor Chabert, edited by Wassila Belhacine 12:42 p.m., April 29, 2022

For Marine Le Pen's camp, the battle for places in the National Assembly has begun.

Jordan Bardella, tipped for a nomination, finally announced that he will not be a candidate.

For this election, the National Rally wishes to set itself up as the main figure of the opposition.

The legislative election campaign is proving to be particularly eventful.

On the left, the parties still have great difficulty in agreeing to unite behind La France insoumise.

On the right, the party is betting on the leaders of the Republicans.

The National Rally decides to set itself up as the main figure of the opposition.

This Thursday, April 28, Jordan Bardella, acting president of the National Rally, was in Fréjus for the official launch of the campaign and the presentation of the list of party candidates.

He also clarified his intentions.

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"Do not leave full powers to Emmanuel Macron"

It's official, Jordan Bardella will not be a candidate in the legislative elections.

He wants to keep his mandate as an MEP.

From a terrace on the beach in Fréjus, city of RN Mayor David Rachline, Jordan Bardella has set a goal for his troops: to elect as many deputies to the National Assembly.

He also spoke directly to the French.

"Do not leave full powers to Emmanuel Macron. He was an authoritarian leader. If 450 to 500 Macronist deputies find themselves in the National Assembly from June onwards, then there will be no more reason to criticize other forms of rule elsewhere in the world that deviate from the idea we have of a modern democracy," he said. 

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Candidates will be presented in all constituencies.

For the moment, no alliance is planned with Reconquest!, the party of Eric Zemmour.

Jordan Bardella also announced a tour to support party candidates across France.

RN executives want to show that they are involved in this campaign.

They will hold a big mobilization meeting on June 4th.