Jordan Bardella at the Grand-Palais during the bicentennial of ‘Le Figaro’ newspaper, Paris, January 13, 2026. JULIEN DE ROSA / AFP
What game is Jordan Bardella playing? Why did he appear alongside the Italian heiress of a “royal” family, among the wealthiest of the international jet set, during a party that brought together Paris’s elite on Tuesday, January 13, at the Grand Palais? What message did the president of France’s far-right Rassemblement National (RN) party intend to send by leaving an event under the glare of cameras with Maria…
