Marine Le Pen, the National Rally leader and current frontrunner 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 into alleged 2013 antisemitic messages attributed to Bardella triggered renewed scrutiny in early October, prompting Le Pen to issue multiple public statements of “total confidence” in her protégé while rejecting the claims as manipulation. At the same time, reports highlight growing tensions over policy, style, and party control as Le Pen reasserts dominance ahead of the campaign. These developments have kept trader focus on whether the scandal or internal dynamics could prompt Le Pen to select a different figure for the prime minister role, with the election timeline and any further revelations serving as key near-term catalysts.