Jordan Bardella Prepares for Matignon and Outlines RN Roadmap in New Book
“Je me prépare à devenir chef du gouvernement,” Rassemblement National president Jordan Bardella declared on TF1, outlining his readiness to lead France as his party prepares for upcoming political battles.
The 31-year-old politician is already promoting his third book in two years, published by Fayard, a firm owned by billionaire conservative Vincent Bolloré, as the work attempts to present the autoproclaimed “people’s son” to voters while he campaigns across France.
Bardella confessed to experiencing a certain vertigo of power at his age, but insisted his determination remains absolute despite recent political setbacks. His schedule includes promotional stops in Hénin-Beaumont, alongside weekend tours in the Var and Hérault regions to test his voter appeal.
Laying Out the One Hundred Days Agenda
The national tour serves as a vehicle to unveil a roadmap for his potential first one hundred days in office. While repeating familiar platform measures concerning justice, housing, and the national budget previously outlined by Marine Le Pen, the book introduces specific policy adjustments.
On pensions, the proposed reforms offset the return to a retirement age of 62 or 60 by requiring individuals to work more to validate a single cotised quarter. Educational proposals mandate that students master reading before passing from CP to CE1, alongside a compulsory national exam before entry into middle school.
Bardella also detailed a vision for France’s geopolitical role in Europe and globally, traditional territory for the head of state. Corporations would face a new pact of trust and stability built on an ordinance project designed to eliminate thousands of pages of regulations at the start of a new presidential term.
Bardella Sidesteps Traditional Right Overtures to Target Political Rivals
With roughly six months remaining to build a legislative majority assigned by Marine Le Pen, the party leader is sidestepping overt overtures to the traditional right. Having established that an alliance with Éric Ciotti successfully broke down previous political barriers, Bardella directed sharp rhetoric instead toward political rivals including Jean-Luc Mélenchon, Édouard Philippe, Gabriel Attal, and the Reconquête leadership.
Meanwhile, the book tour moves forward amid scrutiny regarding investigative reporting from Mediapart concerning youthful antisemitic writings, allegations which Bardella denies.