Jordan Bardella, 27, who joined the party as a teenager and is a protege of Marine Le Pen, replaces her as leader
France’s far-right National Rally (RN) has elected a 27-year-old from the Paris banlieue who joined the party as a teenager as its new president to replace Marine Le Pen.
The result means that for the first time since the party – originally the National Front – was created in 1972, it will not be run by a Le Pen.
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