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class=\"c-article-summary\">\n        This week, a Paris court will rule on whether Marine Le Pen can run in the 2027 presidential election. Ahead of the verdict, Le Pen and the party\u2019s president Jordan Bardella pledged to work as a duo.<br \/>\n    <\/h2>\n<div class=\"c-article-content js-article-content\">\n<p>On Tuesday, a Paris appeals court will rule on whether Marine Le Pen is eligible to run in the 2027 presidential election. <\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-mobile-only\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-desktop\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Ahead of the verdict, the National Rally (RN) figurehead and the party\u2019s young president, Jordan Bardella, pledged to work as a duo, whatever happens.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Here\u2019s a little message for those who think that putting obstacles in our way is enough to discourage us. We will never be discouraged,&#8221; Le Pen said. <\/p>\n<p>If the courts were to prevent her from standing in the presidential election, Le promised to support her prot\u00e9g\u00e9 Bardella &#8220;every day,&#8221; &#8220;with great energy,&#8221; and &#8220;with great conviction and great confidence&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I want to reaffirm my full support, my complete friendship, and remind her that I committed myself to her in politics,&#8221; Bardella said for his part, speaking during a &#8220;country banquet&#8221; organised by the party in Li\u00e9vin in northern France.<\/p>\n<p>The young RN president added that he hopes &#8220;to see her elected president of the Republic in a few months\u2019 time&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>France&#8217;s National Rally had expected at least 1,200 activists would attend its country feast, though a number of seats remained empty.<\/p>\n<p>Le Pen and Bardella used the event to quash rumours of dissent within the party, where some suspect differences between the two leaders.<\/p>\n<p>While the party&#8217;s policy and agenda were not at the heart of their speeches, Le Pen and Bardella still took aim at their opponents in the race for the \u00c9lys\u00e9e.<\/p>\n<p>The RN duo accused Jean-Luc M\u00e9lenchon of promoting a &#8220;racialist policy&#8221; 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