Marine Le Pen, the National Rally's 2027 presidential frontrunner, has repeatedly affirmed her "total" and "1,000%" confidence in Jordan Bardella as her intended prime minister despite Mediapart's late-September revelations of alleged 2013 antisemitic messages attributed to him, which Bardella denies and has challenged legally. The controversy has prompted internal RN debate and external pressure on the Le Pen-Bardella partnership, including prior policy divergences on pensions and public veil restrictions, while recent polls show Le Pen's first-round lead holding steady around 35%. Traders are weighing whether the scandal forces a quiet pivot to another nominee before year-end or the April 2027 vote, against the backdrop of an October party congress and Le Pen's court-cleared candidacy. No alternative name has been floated publicly.