In the upcoming European Parliament elections, Marine Le Pen’s right-wing populist National Rally party has a 13-point lead over French President Emmanuel Macron.
Three months before voters in France and across the EU go to the polls to decide the composition of the next parliament, President Macron is struggling to lift his country out of a year dominated by racially-inspired social unrest. continuing. These included riots against his plan to raise the pension age, trade union strikes and mass demonstrations, and farmers across the country blocking vital roads in protest of his environmental policies.
According to Ipsos investigation French voters, Macron’s neoliberal globalist ensemble! His coalition government, which includes his own Renaissance (RE) party, the centrist Movement for Democracy (MoDem) and the globalist Horizons party, is on pace to barely get 18% of the vote in the June election. It is two points below the party leader. Last 3 months.
Meanwhile, the populist opposition Rally National, led by 28-year-old Jordan Bardera, who took over as party leader in 2022 after former presidential candidate Marine Le Pen became party leader, has gained 3 points in the past three months. It is expected to increase and garner 31% support.
The jump means the populist party, which has capitalized on anger over mass immigration, economic failure and environmental policies, now holds a 13-point lead over Mr Macron and his allies.
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According to the pollster, 72% of people who support national assemblies say the biggest issue in the European elections is to show disapproval of the president and the globalist government in Paris, compared to the average of all voters. It was 39%.
“An anti-Macron vote is therefore clearly a Bardera vote,” says Brice Tenturier. Le Monde The newspaper pointed out.
The survey also shows that the National Rally has consolidated and strengthened its support among the working class, especially those classified as workers, such as farmers, with 57 percent of these voters supporting populist parties. It has also become clear that
But while the party has been able to maintain its traditional support base among the working class, opinion polls show it is beginning to gain strength among France’s middle classes.
“The correlation between RN voting and income level is smoothed out, with no significant difference between households with monthly incomes of less than 1,250 euros and those with less than 3,500 euros, with all households voting more than 30 percent for Bardera’s list. ,” Tanturier said. He said.
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The party remains dominated by former presidential candidate Marine Le Pen, but June’s election will be the first major litmus test for Bardera, who takes over as leader in 2022.
Despite his young age, Mr. Bardera has been active in politics for more than 10 years, joining the national assembly at the age of 16 and later holding various positions, including member of the European Parliament and vice president. He was the head of RN before taking the top spot two years ago. If the poll is true, Bardera could establish himself as the undisputed heir to Le Pen’s political dynasty, having led the National Rally to its best national election performance in the party’s history. is high.
Marine Le Pen, who has made three failed presidential bids, is widely expected to make “one more” bid to become president of France in 2028, when Macron begins his second and final term at the Elysée Palace. has been done. At the end.
But some may begin to question this as Mr. Bardella’s rise to political stardom has propelled him to the position of president. second most popular politician In this country, she was ahead of Le Pen and just behind former Prime Minister Edouard Philippe.
For now, there appears to be no daylight between Le Pen and Bardera. In a double interview with Journal du Dimanche in January, bardella Said: ‘Marin has solidity, coupled with his experience of running for president three times. Today, there are no longer any structural obstacles to our taking power and her being elected President of the Republic within three years. ”
On the other hand, Le Pen said of Bardera, “One of the major responsibilities of a party leader is to find a successor. There is nothing worse than a leader who does everything in his power to have no successor. Would it be reassuring to have someone to help me? Yes, I felt very relieved.”
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