Jordan Bardella, the president of the far-right Rassemblement National, used the local elections to reach out to right-wing voters and candidates. Meanwhile, Le Pen, the party's leading figure, warned against the potential 'nasty surprises' of this strategy.

NEWS ANALYSIS. Almost all the medium-sized cities where Marine Le Pen's Rassemblement National party has made significant gains since 2014 are concentrated in the north and along…

Si Marine Le Pen revendique toujours un "ni droite ni gauche", Jordan Bardella multiplie les oeillades pour se faire accepter au sein de la grande famille de la droite.

Jordan Bardella, the president of the far-right Rassemblement National, used the local elections to reach out to right-wing voters and candidates. Meanwhile, Le Pen, the party's…