Jean-Louis Bouguereau, first vice-president, and Laurent Comas, a FN elected official in the regional council, have criticized the party leadership for choosing Marion Marรฉchal Le Pen as the lead candidate. She is struggling while the campaign is in full swing.
The conflict at the top of the National Front between supporters of Jean-Marie and Marine Le Pen is causing collateral damage in Marion Marรฉchal-Le Pen’s campaign. Although the initial polls are favorable to the granddaughter of the FN founder.
On the other hand, regional FN elected officials have called for the resignation of Florian Philippot, Marine Le Pen’s right-hand man. This includes Laurent Comas and Jean-Louis Bouguereau. Mr. Bouguereau even claimed in Libรฉration that a large portion of the 20 FN elected officials in the Paca regional council agree with him.
This means that the failed removal of Jean-Marie Le Pen (he regained his position as honorary president through a court decision) has created a shockwave, even reaching the shores of the Mediterranean.
Indeed, the loyal supporters of the National Front founder, some of whom feel they were unfairly removed from the Paca lists, are taking advantage of Jean-Marie Le Pen’s reinstatement at the top to indirectly challenge the lead candidate, Marion Marรฉchal-Le Pen.
Jean-Marie Le Pen’s granddaughter had always been loyal to him but eventually aligned with the party president’s positions after Marine Le Pen ousted her father from the honorary president position.
