Presidency of the RN: "There is no competition, there are two different profiles"

Laura Laplaud with AFP 08:37, August 08, 2022, modified at 08:38, August 08, 2022

The mayor of Perpignan, Louis Aliot, announced his candidacy for the head of the National Rally at the end of July, claiming to have the “training” and the “will” necessary to fulfill this function also sought by MEP Jordan Bardella.

"Why wouldn't we be able to have a democratic process worthy of the name?" He asked at the microphone of Europe 1 on Monday.

The vice-president of Perpignan Méditerranée Métropole has announced that he is embarking on this internal electoral battle without wanting to have "enemies".

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For Louis Aliot, "there is no competition" in this electoral battle but rather "two different profiles, two different histories, two ways of seeing the movement for the future".

"It's not a competition against, it will be played on the profile and the history of each," he said.

The name of the future president known on November 5

Until then, the presidency of the RN was only sought by the current interim president and close to Marine Le Pen, Jordan Bardella.

The latter quickly welcomed this announcement on Twitter: "The National Rally is a great party of government, mature and democratic. The candidacy of Louis Aliot, mayor of Perpignan, will allow a healthy and respectful debate on the future of our movement", he wrote.

The name of the future president will be known on November 5, during the party congress in Paris.

The winner will succeed Ms. Le Pen – who is now dedicated to chairing the group of 89 RN deputies in the National Assembly – and will mark the end of the Le Pen era at the head of the far-right party.