"Change can't wait any longer!": At the RN, eyes fixed on early legislative elections

By Lauriane Clément (special correspondent in Bordeaux)
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Marine Le Pen and Jordan Bardella in Bordeaux for the National Rally's back-to-school weekend, September 14. CHRISTOPHE ARCHAMBAULT / AFP
During the National Rally's back-to-school weekend, on September 13 and 14 in Bordeaux, Marine Le Pen and Jordan Bardella put aside the 2026 municipal elections. They have consistently called for a dissolution accompanied by early legislative elections, convinced that Matignon is within their reach.
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I subscribeThe National Rally's back-to-school weekend, held on September 13 and 14 in Bordeaux, a land of electoral conquest, should have been dedicated to the official launch of the campaign for the March 2026 municipal elections. But the fall of the Bayrou government on Monday, September 8, changed that. Gone is the slogan "Lead cities, govern France," which was printed on the flyers distributed by activists.
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