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French far right leader Marine Le Pen celebrates with newly elected leader of the National Rally president Jordan Bardella during the party congress in Paris, Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022. Jordan Bardella is the first party chief outside the Le Pen family in a half-century. (AP Photo/Lewis Joly)

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European lawmaker Jordan Bardella replaced his mentor Marine Le Pen on Saturday at the helm of France’s leading far-right party, pledging to protect French civilization from perceived threats posed…

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Jordan Bardella, newly-elected President of the French far-right National Rally (Rassemblement National - RN) party, reacts after the results during the National Rally party's Congress in Paris, France, November 5, 2022. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann

France's Far-right Party RN Elects Bardella as New President

French far-right party Rassemblement National on Saturday elected Jordan Bardella, 27, as its new president, to take over from Marine Le Pen and become the first party leader who is not a member of…

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