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Jordan Bardella: “If Michel Barnier is the successor to a policy that was led by Emmanuel Macron, then this government will fall”

Jordan Bardella, President of the National Rally (RN), “the first group in the National Assembly”declared this morning on RTL that “If Michel Barnier is the successor to a policy that has been led by Emmanuel Macron for eight years, then this government will fall.”

“If the government consists of recycling Gérald Darmanin, Eric Dupond-Moretti, all the bigwigs of Macron's party up to Mr. Bertrand, (…) “The censorship is not going to solely be that of the Prime Minister, it will likely be that of the federal government”added Mr. Bardella. The RN “will choose on the proof “, according to its president, who also declares that he does not believe “May this authorities final a very long time”.

Asked about the increase in sentences, Jordan Bardella also confirmed what the deputy president of the RN group, Sébastien Chenu, had announced the day before on Franceinfo. “Yes, it’s true that I proposed their restoration.”Mr. Bardella said this morning, referring to minimum sentences.

As the trial of several RN executives approaches, in the case of fictitious European parliamentary assistants, Mr Bardella affirmed that his party would ” display [sa] good religion » and present them “irreproachability” on this topic. “This will not prevent us from doing politics” he stated, including that “Marine Le Pen is approaching this deadline with great serenity.”

According to an article by Release printed on Monday, September 9, the president of the RN himself allegedly participated within the preparation of false paperwork on his work as a European parliamentary assistant. Questioned about these revelations which incriminate him, Jordan Bardella declared that he had not “absolutely nothing to [se] to reproach “.

“I have never provided any document to any judicial or administrative authority, your colleague from Release makes a mistake, I am not concerned by this procedure”he added, specifying that he had filed a criticism for defamation towards Release.

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