France: In Marine Le Pen's heartland, her supporters think that now is their time

It is quiet when we arrive in the French town of Henin-Beaumont. A rain cloud sits above our heads while a solitary young man is strolling towards us, purposefully. The cloud looks menacing; the man looks very friendly. 'You are a journalist?' he asks, beaming. He's dressed in a smart shirt and tie, I guess that he must surely be linked to politics and, almost certainly, to the National Rally party. He is. Like so many in this area, Yanis Gaudillat backs the RN to the hilt.

At the time of his appointment, at the start of the year, much was made of his youth. Now, his job could be under threat from a much younger man. Bardella, after all, is younger than Harry Styles, Justin Bieber and Dua Lipa. There have been smartphones in the world for his entire life. Little wonder Bardella is so adept at social media, with more than 1.5 million followers on TikTok.

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