Marine Le Pen has been replaced as president of France’s leading far-right party, National Rally.
Jordan Bardella has become the first person outside the Le Pen family to lead the party since its foundation 50 years ago.
The 27-year-old is a member of the European Parliament and won an internal party ballot, taking 85% of the vote.
His election comes at a crucial time for the National Rally, as the party seeks to capitalise on its breakthrough success in this year’s legislative elections and Ms Le Pen’s performance in the presidential election.
But it is also facing broad public anger after a National Rally member in parliament this week told another lawmaker to “go back to Africa”.
Ms Le Pen has said she wants to focus on leading the party’s 89 politicians in the National Assembly.
She is still expected to wield significant power in the party, and to run again for the presidency in 2027.
Mr Bardella had been the interim president of the National Rally since Ms Le Pen…
