The general feeling in the European Parliament is that the longstanding far-right leader has a better chance of becoming France’s president than her younger successor. #EuropeNews

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

A French appeals court may prevent Marine Le Pen from running for president again. If that happens, her protégé, Jordan Bardella, is ready to step in.