The historical leader of the National Rally, Marine Le Pen, and the party president, Jordan Bardella, are increasingly apart, revealing divergences on fundamental issues. These differences arise in areas such as pensions, economy, prohibition of the Islamic veil, electoral strategy, and the departure of an important adviser from Bardella.
The tensions between the two main faces of the French far-right have become more visible recently, exposing internal fissures in a party that for years was presented as a cohesive force. The strategic and programmatic divergences threaten the unity that characterized the movement.
The departure of an important adviser from Bardella is said to have contributed to worsening the situation, accentuating the differences between Le Pen's approach, with decades of political experience, and Bardella's, who represents a younger generation within the party.
