A FAR-right politician set to become France’s next president has revealed he is in a relationship with an Italian princess despite years of campaigning against the elite.
Jordan Bardella, 30, leader of the National Rally (RN) political party, this week dropped the news of his explosive romance with Maria Carolina, 22, from Bourbon-Two Sicilies.
After months of speculation, the pair appeared together on the cover of French pop-culture magazine Paris Match on April 9.
Appearing in candid pictures in the magazine, the couple have revealed their union with a carefully planned announcement.
Whispers of the pair’s romance have been flying since the beginning of the year, when they were filmed walking down the street together. step Of the Grand Palace in Paris.
They were attending the bicentenary celebrations of Le Figaro.
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Previously, Bardella had declined to comment on the relationship and said that her “personal life” was her “last bastion of independence”.
However, he never denied this rumor.
Carolina is a descendant of a prestigious and extremely wealthy Italian aristocratic family.
The shock announcement comes after the nationalist MEP refused to comment on their relationship amid a media uproar.
“Until further notice, my personal life is mine,” he said in an interview on RTL. radio At the end of January.
However, when asked about his love life, he described himself as a “happy man”.
A few days later, he spoke to Le Parisien, where he said that his intention was to “preserve (his privacy) as much as possible”.
National Rally MP Sébastien Chenu wished Bardella “very happy” on the “beautiful story”, while not revealing anything else about the couple’s relationship.
Critics say the politician has finally given the public a glimpse of his personal life ahead of the presidential election.
If Le Pen is deemed ineligible to contest by the Court of Appeal in July, Bardella, known as a disciple of Marine Le Pen, is set to be a frontrunner in the 2027 elections.
Sharing their relationship may have been a campaign strategy, as the public expects greater transparency from politicians seeking their votes. Madame Figaro reported.
But revealing their relationship has also shed light on his ties to the Duchess of Palermo and Calabria – risking criticism from working-class voters.
National Rally politicians have come to Bardella’s defense in the face of opposition.
MP Alexandre Lobet said the negative comments were a “military stance” that smacked of social contempt.
Pierre-Romain Thionet, another National Rally MP, also commented on the reaction, describing the headlines by some journalists as “disgusting and obsessive attacks”.
Bardella was previously in a relationship with Nolwenn Ollivier – Le Pen’s niece – between 2020 and 2023.
