How to reorganize the National Rally, of which Jordan Bardella has been acting president since September? This interim cannot last more than a year, the statutes of the party prohibit it. The question that agitates the RN is whether Marine Le Pen will resume her presidency. For now, she has no desire, according to those close to her.
Some assure that her decision is made, others assure that she is still thinking. But in any case, nothing has been announced publicly. Should she make her intentions clear before summer vacation? Or in September, at the time of the political return? The sequence of events depends on its calendar.
If Marine Le Pen finally decides to become president of the movement again, no particular protocol to be expected. But if she moves on, which seems to be brewing, then a Congress will have to be organized within six months. And there, entrusts a framework of the movement, “the statutes are vague”. Should Congress settle for electing a new president? Or should all the instances be renewed? Marine Le Pen pleads for this second option, to bring out, she says, the new generation.
The former presidential candidate wants to promote internally those who distinguished themselves during his campaign, spokesperson Laure Lavalette for example. On the other hand, there is no question of opening the door to feedback from “renegade”, his niece Marion Maréchal for example. Technically, this return would be science fiction anyway. To be able to vote – and therefore a fortiori to be able to be a candidate – you must have been a member of the RN for two years. However, a certain number of friends of Marion Maréchal were excluded from the movement. Others have chosen to join Eric Zemmour. So a return is impossible for the congress of the next few months.
On the other hand, the road seems clear for Jordan Bardella, if Marine Le Pen confirms to renounce the presidency of the National Rally. Unless there is a last-minute application… Some wonder, for example, about the ambitions of Louis Aliot, the mayor of Perpignan.