The far-right French party, the Rassemblement national (RN), officially entered the campaign on Sunday 13 January. At a meeting in Paris, they unveiled the first 12 candidates on their list, led by Jordan Bardella (see EUROPE 12166), for the European elections on 26 May. Its main issue? Defeat President Emmanuel Macron in the election which the party sees as a “replica of the 2017 presidential election”.
Confirmed by the polls, which show the RN winning, as well as the crisis...