Le Pen and Bardella Announce 2027 Presidential Ticket After Court Ends Office Ban but Orders Electronic Tag

Marine Le Pen announced on July 7 that she would run for president in 2027 and that she and Jordan Bardella would campaign as a pair, with her as president and him as prime minister. The statement came hours after a Paris court ended her ban on holding public office but ordered her to wear an electronic tag for one year following her conviction in a fake jobs case.

Le Pen made the announcement during a 20-minute primetime television appearance.

Bardella had repeatedly stated he wanted Le Pen to be the candidate and would run only if an appeal court confirmed she remained barred. He had prepared for a possible candidacy, including a visit to Poland last month, yet accepted the outcome without visible disappointment. Bardella joined the National Front in 2012 at age 17.

He rose quickly, becoming departmental secretary at 19, regional councillor at 20, party spokesman in 2017, and National Rally president at 27. The party received 33 percent of the vote in the first round of the 2024 snap parliamentary elections. In early July 2026 his approval rating stood at 40 percent and Le Pen's at 39 percent.

France's next parliamentary election is scheduled for 2029. A victorious Le Pen could call a snap vote after taking office, though no law requires her to appoint Bardella prime minister.