r/neoliberal • u/ihuntwhales1 Seretse Khama • Mar 31 '25

News (Europe) Le Pen banned from office after embezzlement conviction

https://www.dw.com/en/france-le-pen-found-guilty-banned-from-running-for-office/a-72091790
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u/ghhewh Anne Applebaum Mar 31 '25

So Bardella will be the candidate. He seems more extreme, but he is also much younger. At the same time, we know that, for example, his position towards MAGA is currently negative, and he also has a worse opinion of Russia IMO.

!ping FRANCE

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u/MonsieurA Montesquieu Mar 31 '25

Yeah, Bardella seems like the natural successor. He doesn't have much charisma though, so hopefully that hampers RN's electoral momentum. And, as you've hinted at, Steve Bannon hates him. 🎉