Gilles Pennelle, appointed director general of the RN, a controversial soldier of Jordan Bardella

This September 17, a long silhouette stands out on the forecourt of the Palais des Congrès in Cap d’Agde (Hérault). Under the Mediterranean sun, which he adores but which he is not used to, Gilles Pennelle welcomes with his big arms and his jovial face the new elected officials of the RN for the return to parliament. Despite the distance that separates him from the country of Fougères (Ille-de-Vilaine) where this Norman took root in 2003, the almost sixty-something seems to receive at home.