Jordan Bardella, far-right poster boy to aspiring statesman
Jordan Bardella, far-right poster boy to aspiring statesman
The 28-year-old from the Paris suburbs has had a meteoric rise thanks to close ties with Marine Le Pen. Jordan Bardella is credited with widening the party's appeal, though his joviality belies his radical politics.
"The son of Italian immigrants with Algerian roots on the father's side, Bardella was born and raised in the diverse, largely working-class Parisian suburb of Seine-Saint-Denis.
"I came from elsewhere, but I became who I am here. I married French history," is the way he describes his background on Tiktok, a social media platform popular with a young demographic, where he boasts 1.8 million followers. "
6His dad is a wealthy corporate owner, and his former girlfriend is the niece of Marine LePen. There is nothing about his upbringing and his fairly recent rise that's working class.
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