They have never been so numerous. After having signed the surprise of the second round of the legislative elections, the National Rally can now count on a group of 89 deputies in the National Assembly. Compared to 2017, Marine Le Pen’s party therefore multiplies its score by 11 and now has support in new territories, almost entirely acquired.
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“Emmanuel Macron will be forced to give up his most harmful projects, the most harmful for the French”, summed up Marine Le Pen. And the political project therefore begins this Tuesday, June 22, with the return of the new deputies. They posed in front of the Palais-Bourbon around 10:30 a.m., with, in the center, the former presidential candidate. A family photo, before the removal of the tricolor scarves and cockades for these elected officials, who have a stated ambition: to make this group the showcase of a fully institutionalized RN. “We want to be the first in the class“, thus aims a close friend of Marine Le Pen.
To give the image of 89 deputies, well in all respects this morning, the instruction was also that the men wear a tie. Marine Le Pen also summoned her elected officials: it will be necessary “be polite to ushers, don’t take the bowler“, in his words.
So much for the display, because at the RN, we are aware that each misstep will be scrutinized. And the party has experience in this. In the coming months, warns the management, do not expect to discover a restless RN group either: “We are not going to boo the ministers, nor table 2000 amendments per text“, trumpeted an adviser. No question, either, of rushing on the motions of censure.
With the idea of the counter-model of the Insoumis, who assume to shake up the Assembly, the RN wants to give the image of a “respectable party“, in the system yet so much criticized by Marine Le Pen.