Marine Le Pen’s protégé pitched the right-wing forces on forming an ‘alternative majority … against the left.’

Experts argue the French rightwing leader's newfound distance from the U.S. president represents the growing legitimacy of her National Rally party.

Jordan Bardella, president of far-right National Rally party, leaves Notre Dame du Val-de-Grace church after a public memorial for her father and late far-right leader Jean-Marie Le Pen, Thursday, Jan.

Mr Bayrou meanwhile accused the hard left of trying to take France down the path of “infighting”. Read more at straitstimes.com.