Brussels insiders had quietly come to see Jordan Bardella as the less disruptive of the far-right National Rally’s two leading figures.

This week, a Paris court will rule on whether Marine Le Pen can run in the 2027 presidential election. Ahead of the verdict, Le Pen and the party’s president Jordan Bardella…

The 30-year-old National Rally president will become his party’s candidate if Marine Le Pen’s appeal fails on Tuesday.