Far-right leader insists National Rally’s more than 80 MPs dress and act smartly as they settle into parliament as France’s biggest opposition
At the French national assembly, Thomas Ménagé stood straightening the smart suit and tie that the far-right leader Marine Le Pen insists her parliamentarians wear to prove they are serious and respectable.
“We’re a new generation,” said the 31-year-old who used to work as a middle-manager in a property firm. “We’ve shown we work hard in parliament and the aim now is to prove we’re capable of governing the country when Marine Le Pen becomes president in 2027.”
