MEP Les Républicains (LR) was offered several times, in 2023, a place on the list of the National Rally (RN) by Jordan Bardella, president of the flame party. At the time, François-Xavier Bellamy had not yet been officially designated by Éric Ciotti to lead the right-wing list in a crucial election.

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