Pennelle, who was elected to the European Parliament in June’s European elections in which the far-right party won, has resigned after the party finished third in the second round of the parliamentary elections.
The general director of the French far-right National Rally party, Gilles Pennelle, has submitted his resignation after the party came third in the second round of the French parliamentary elections, after winning the first round, several French media reported on Tuesday.
Pennelle, who was that? elected as a Member of the European Parliament He presented his resignation in the European elections in June, in which the far-right party won, the newspaper reported. The Worlda point confirmed to the same newspaper by Philippe Olivier, member of the executive committee of the National Group.
Sources cited by French television network BFM-TV They also confirmed the resignation of Pennelle, who has not yet made any statements on the matter.
However, Olivier pointed out that “it was planned” for him to step down after the European elections, without the party officially commenting on the situation. He also stressed that party leader Jordan Bardella, “will announce a general reorganization” from National Group.
Pennelle was in charge of overseeing the so-called ‘Plan Matignon’ in 2023, intended to choose nearly 580 candidates for the parliamentary elections, after which Bardella himself acknowledged “mistakes” and promised to “take his share of responsibility”.
The parliamentary elections ended with the victory of the New Popular Front, made up of rebels, socialists, environmentalists and communists from France. Second place went to the group in the National Assembly Together for the Republic, parties linked to President Emmanuel Macron, while third place went to the far-right National Rally.
Source: EITB
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