Ms Le Pen has repeatedly said that Jordan Bardella would lead France’s next government if their increasingly popular party wins.
With just three days to go until France’s landmark legislative elections, the country’s far-right leader on Thursday raised the question of who would be in charge of the military if her party takes over the government after the two-round balloting.
The French Constitution states that “the president of the Republic is the head of the armed forces” and also “chairs the councils and higher committees of national defence”. However, the constitution also states that “the prime minister is responsible for national defence”. On the issue of the country’s military command, political historian Jean Garrigues said that “the president is the head of the armed forces, it’s the prime minister who has the armed forces at his disposal”.
Left-wing groups and antiracism and feminist activists rallied in Paris on Thursday to urge voters to keep the anti-immigration Nationally Rally from coming out on top.
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