France: Zordan Bardela instead of Marin Lepen for the Presidency if needed
Zordan Bardella, leader of the far -right national alarm (RN) in Francehe said he would be a candidate for the presidency in 2027 with the support of Marin Lepen if the three -time candidate for the presidency was banned in an interview published on Saturday.
Lepen was planning to become president with prime minister Bardelas
Lepen and other party executives were convicted of fraudulent jobs in the European Parliament. at the end of March.
In addition to the suspension prison sentence and the fine imposed on her, she was forbidden to apply for five years with immediate effect, even awaiting her appeal, as the France 24.
She now hopes that the appeal will be tried quickly and may cancel or amend the conviction, allowing her to be a candidate.
However, in an interview with the Le Parisien newspaper, Bardella, who is only 29 years old and is considered a Lepen protector, said he would be RN’s candidate for the presidency if she could not run.
« There is no doubt about the fact that Marin Lepen is my candidate, but also that if she was prevented from going down tomorrow, I think I can tell you that I would be her candidate, » she told the French newspaper.
« I can’t be clearer about it, » Bardella said, stressing « the primary need to be united. »
Marin Lepen and Zordan Bardela.
Macron’s camp is considering who will be his successor
Lepen thinks she will have the best opportunity to win in 2027 when President Emmanuel Macron has to resign after two terms.
She was planning to become president with Prime Minister Bardelas, stresses France 24.
But Bardella said: « What we expect from a potential prime minister and a candidate president is a qualifications that are more or less quite similar. »
The outline of the 2027 elections, which will be a key turning point in the modern history of France, remains unclear throughout the political spectrum just two years before the polls, according to France 24.
It has not yet been decided who will be the center -right candidate.
Former Prime Minister Eduardo Philippe has said he is planning to run, while another former prime minister, Gabriel Attal, may also consider to be a campaign.
Justice Minister Gerald Darmann, who had previously served as an interior minister, made it clear on Friday that he is interested in setting a candidacy.
« Do I want it? Yes. I have the plan? I’m editing it, « Darmann told the Voix du Nord newspaper, while stressing that there are » many « potential candidates from the center and that it is » our responsibility to have a single candidate « .
