Overview

• Marine Le Pen convened far-right leaders near Mormant-sur-Vernisson to commemorate National Rally’s top vote share in the 2024 European elections.
• Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, Italy’s Matteo Salvini and Spain’s Santiago Abascal joined the gathering alongside other Patriots for Europe MEPs.
• Participants, representing 85 of 720 seats in the European Parliament, denounced EU immigration and economic policies as threats to national sovereignty.
• Le Pen’s five-year ban from public office over an embezzlement conviction imperils her 2027 presidential bid and spotlights Jordan Bardella as her likely successor.
• Opposition groups including left-wing MPs and trade unions held counter-protests in Montargis to denounce the far-right alliance.