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Dirk Gotink
Coverage of Dirk Gotink in the Nexus archive.
- Le Pen’s French presidential bid dashes EU hopes for a Meloni-like successor
Marine Le Pen announced her 2027 French presidential bid, ending hopes in Brussels that Jordan Bardella would succeed her as National Rally leader. EU officials fear a Le Pen or Bardella presidency could disrupt negotiations on the bloc's budget and defense cooperation, with Bardella seen as more pragmatic but both figures posing challenges to EU consensus.