Marine Le Pen regains her freedom in the National Assembly

Far from party premises and benefiting from a group of unfailing dedication, Marine Le Pen (here, February 15) can devote herself fully to her parliamentary work without needing to watch her back. Xose Bouzas / Hans Lucas via Reuters Connect

The gait is uncertain and the step unsteady. Marine Le Pen climbs with difficulty, this Tuesday, the steep steps of the hemicycle to reach his place. His recent move left him with a painful memory materialized by a knee brace. There was a time when the wound would have been enough to keep her confined to her home. Far from the premises of the party that she supported less and less. But today, no question of missing the meeting at the Assembly. Marine Le Pen likes this new life as a group leader, and takes pleasure in her new playground. Ended, the endless meetings on the federations. Gone are the incessant solicitations of local executives eager to find a referee with bickering in the field.

It’s at Jordan Bardella now comes the management of internal grubs. “She has been very fulfilled since the start of her term of office, provides privacy. She is no longer in charge of the party, of the troublemakers who come to lick her boots to grab a place.”…