politico.eu·4 min read·medium
Le Pen's French presidential bid dashes EU hopes for a Meloni-like successor
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Nicholas Vinocur, Max Griera
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Marine Le Pen has announced her fourth bid for the French presidency, complicating Brussels' hopes for a more moderate successor from the National Rally. Her candidacy follows a recent legal sentence, creating uncertainty regarding the future of EU-France relations and upcoming budget negotiations.
Brussels insiders had quietly come to see Jordan Bardella as the less disruptive of the far-right National Rally's two leading figures.
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