Tuesday July 7, 1:30 p.m. There is no doubt that at this moment, the entire French political class will have their eyes fixed on the Paris Court of Appeal. After months of waiting, the decision in the trial of the National Front parliamentary assistants will be rendered. A decision which will automatically shed light on the political future of Marine Le Pen and, by extension, that of her younger brother, the president of the National Rally (RN) Jordan Bardella. Depending on the sentence handed down against the leader of the RN deputies, destiny will propel one candidate to the presidential election, and relegate the other to the rank of simple spectator. “That day, I will eat my popcorn while watching them go spinning,” laughs a former minister in advance.
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