[2][3][4] His father Olivier Bardella (born 1968 in Montreuil in Seine-Saint-Denis[5] of Italian and Franco-Algerian origin[6][7]) is a small-medium business owner specializing in beverage vending machines."[16][17][18] Bardella claims that, "like many families who live in the neighbourhood", he was "confronted with violence at an early age" and saw how his "mum had difficulty making ends meet".[20] Bardella received a high school diploma with distinction in economics and social sciences at the semi-private Catholic lycée Jean-Baptiste-de-La-Salle.[35][36] After the FN's defeat in the 2017 presidential election and the resignation of vice-president Florian Philippot, Bardella was appointed party spokesman alongside Sébastien Chenu and Julien Sanchez.At age 23, Bardella was designated as the first candidate on the National Rally list (as the FN was renamed in 2018) for the 2019 European Parliament election in France.[42][43] Nevertheless, the RN finished the election in first place with 23 seats and 23.3% of the popular vote, ahead of President Emmanuel Macron's La République En Marche!He has also said he will not campaign to abolish same-sex marriage as leader of the National Rally, arguing that debate on the matter is over and that France faces more pressing issues.[65] Bardella also advocates "cutting social services for people who illegally arrived in France" and legalizing cannabis for medical purposes.[66][67] According to Le Monde, Bardella can "boast of having woven closer ties" with former Italian Minister for Internal Affairs Matteo Salvini, whom he views as a role model.[70] In 2021, he posted statements of support for Génération Identitaire, a far-right organization the French government had dissolved for inciting racial hatred and violence, on Facebook.He then announced on 2 February 2022, that he was indicted for this statement, saying "I am disappointed that the French justice system pursues the same goal today as the Islamists, to silence those who denounce real issues and those who oppose the transformation of countless neighbourhoods in France.He was therefore reframed by Sabine Verheyen, who did not allow him to finish his request, which was clearly poorly prepared[82][83] Media related to Jordan Bardella at Wikimedia Commons