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France's RN congress in Orleans closes ranks around Bardella
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Following the chaotic looting and violence on the margins of the October 17 protests, the Rassemblement National (RN) has returned to its core security-focused messaging, using the unrest to move past a difficult start to the presidential campaign. At the party congress in Orleans on October 24-25, Jordan Bardella is set to be reelected as party president unopposed, with membership having tripled despite controversies including antisemitism allegations against him and a trial over his counter-budget. The party is presenting a unified front, with communication materials reading 'Marine president – Bardella government,' as Marine Le Pen positions herself as a presidential candidate while Bardella handles media appearances. Le Pen's eight-minute speech, described as presidential in tone, went viral with 18 million views.
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Officially, he laments it. Unofficially, the Rassemblement National (RN) can bless the chaotic excesses on the margins of the October 17 demonstrations, which put the security theme back on the agenda after a complicated start to the presidential campaign. Forgotten are the divergences between the RN president, Jordan Bardella, and the party's candidate for the Elysée, Marine Le Pen; the antisemitic remarks made by the former in private in his youth — revelations from Mediapart that he is contesting in court — or the accusation of amateurism targeting his counter-budget. RN spokespeople are saturating the media space, confident that they embody the return to order that a majority of French people would wish for.
The aftermath of October 17 allowed the far right to get back into battle order and to make people forget the duo's troubles. No one in the RN now lets the slightest doubt show regarding the appointment of Jordan Bardella to Matignon, in the event of a victory by Marine Le Pen in May 2027. So that the message is clear, the party's communication visuals carry the mention: "Marine president – Bardella government."
A return to the choreography that worked so well for years for the party: Jordan Bardella hits the media — field visits with police officers, press conferences, television interviews — to recall the RN's proposals, and Marine Le Pen poses as an aspiring Elysée candidate, attempting to embody unity and reason. Her eight-minute address, with a tone intended to be presidential, went viral on social networks, accumulating 18 million views.
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