Elections
Le Pen’s 28-Year-Old Political Heir Faces Make-or-Break Test
- Bardella may be named prime minister if Le Pen party triumphs
- Le Pen’s lieutenant helped her party’s record score in EU vote
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President Emmanuel Macron’s decision to call a snap election has plunged France into uncertainty — but it may prove to be the making of Jordan Bardella, Marine Le Pen’s 28-year-old selfie-loving political heir.
Bardella — the butt of jokes on a satirical TV show for his habit of offering to take selfies with people — would likely become prime minister if Le Pen’s National Rally wins a legislative majority next month, after Macron called a snap election following his party’s bruising defeat in Sunday’s European Parliamentary election.