Marine Le Pen Surrounds Herself With Family for Fourth Presidential Campaign
According to Le Monde, the National Rally leader is following a traditional Le Pen approach by relying on close associates and longtime loyalists, while personalities identified as close to Jordan Bardella appear to see their influence diminished.
Marine Le Pen is launching her fourth presidential campaign surrounded by family members and longtime loyalists, according to Le Monde in an article published September 13, 2026.
According to the newspaper, this arrangement follows a tradition observed for several decades within the Le Pen family, where close associates traditionally hold a central place in campaign operations.
Le Monde indicates that people identified as belonging to Jordan Bardella's circle—the National Rally president—are either being sidelined or seeing their influence reduced in the context of this new campaign.
The article does not specify the identities of those involved or the positions they held or lost. It also makes no mention of an official reaction from Marine Le Pen, Jordan Bardella, or the National Rally to these observations.
Sources
- « Chez les Le Pen, la famille l’emporte toujours » : pour sa quatrième campagne présidentielle, Marine Le Pen se repose sur ses proches — Le Monde — Une
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