FILE - French far-right leader Marine Le Pen reacts as she meets supporters and journalists after the release of projections based on the actual vote count in select constituencies , Sunday, June 30, 2024 in Henin-Beaumont, northern France. French far-right leader Marine Le Pen appeared last week to be nearer to power than ever after her National Rally party, strengthened by new allies, triumphed in the opening round of legislative elections, with a first place that was by no means a hole in one but still looked like an impressive tee-shot, apparently positioning it to possibly win or get close to an absolute parliamentary majority in the decisive run-off round this Sunday. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus, File)
FILE - Far-right National Rally party president Jordan Bardella delivers a speech after the second round of the legislative election, Sunday, July 7, 2024 at the party election night headquarters in Paris. Jordan Bardella, Marine Le Pen's 28-year-old protégé who she'd been hoping to install as prime minister, grumbled that "the alliance of dishonor" between the National Rally's rivals kept it from power. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte, File)
FILE - Leader of the French far-right National Rally Marine Le Pen, left, and lead candidate of the party for the upcoming European election Jordan Bardella during a political meeting on June 2, 2024 in Paris. Jordan Bardella, Le Pen's 28-year-old protégé who she'd been hoping to install as prime minister, grumbled that "the alliance of dishonor" between the National Rally's rivals kept it from power. (AP Photo/Thomas Padilla, File)
FILE - Former far-right National Front party leader Jean-Marie Le Pen reacts the statue of Joan of Arc, Monday May 1, 2017, in Paris. Jean-Marie Le Pen, the fiery ex-paratrooper, a co-founder of what was then called the National Front, which initially included Nazi-era collaborators, had repeated convictions for antisemitic hate speech, having repeatedly described the Holocaust's gas chambers as "a detail" of WWII history. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus, File)