No longer banned from next year’s presidential election, Le Pen is a far more formidable force than her understudy, Jordan Bardella France loves a battle-scarred survivor. Charles de Gaulle, François Mitterrand and Jacques Chirac clawed their way back from political failure to become presidents ...
Source: [Guardian International](https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/aug/24/marine-le-pen-presidential-election-france)