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The last three French presidents, on the left and right — Nicolas Sarkozy, François Hollande and Macron — chose Germany for their first official trips as heads of state, cementing the post-war French-German friendship born out of the 1963 Élysée Treaty.
A Bardella presidency would mark a clear break from that tradition from day one.
The 30-year-old nationalist has at times taken a softer approach to the EU than his party’s previous candidate, Marine Le Pen, who, until 2017, advocated for France to leave the European Union. Bardella said in December that he does not…
