France’s Far Right Has 2 Leaders. They Don’t Always Have One Voice. NYT | Top Stories By: Mark Landler 29 May 2026 at 17:01 Marine Le Pen and her protégé, Jordan Bardella, lead presidential polls. They are united on curbing immigration but split recently on economic policy. © Sameer Al-Doumy/Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesJordan Bardella and Marine Le Pen at a National Rally event in March. Spotting daylight between them has become a preoccupation for French journalists and analysts.