Marine Le Pen, the National Rally frontrunner in polls for France’s April 2027 presidential election, has repeatedly designated Jordan Bardella as her intended prime minister in the event of victory. A late-September Mediapart investigation alleging 2013 antisemitic messages by Bardella—denied by him with defamation suits filed—prompted Le Pen’s early-October reaffirmations of “total confidence” and dismissal of the claims as political attacks. Bloomberg reporting from October 8 highlighted emerging policy and stylistic tensions, with Le Pen reasserting party control after her July legal clearance. These dynamics, alongside her fiscal policy rollout overshadowed by the scandal, shape trader assessments of whether she will ultimately select a different nominee for the role amid ongoing party positioning before the first-round vote.