STORY – On Tuesday evening, the RN president presented his book in a Parisian palace, champagne and petits fours included. On Wednesday evening, the public prosecutor’s indictment of the RN’s future candidate came as a shock.
Two rooms, two atmospheres. On Tuesday evening, the event had all the hallmarks of a social gathering. So, for the occasion, parliamentarians from the Rassemblement national (RN) were asked to attend and answer questions from the journalists present. Philippe Olivierone of France’s leading nationalist strategists and a member of the European Parliament, is one of those who willingly takes part in this customary exercise. Marine Le Pen’s special advisor, who is also her brother-in-law, sets the stakes straight from the outset. Yes, his champion has a good chance of being convicted at first instance in the MEP assistants affair. But no, this will not affect her chances of entering the Élysée Palace in the next presidential election. “Just a week ago, everyone was still saying that the Trump name was a no-go for the White House…“he holds up as proof. And even if things don’t go exactly to plan, he’s convinced there’s no problem…