Farage says he’ll meet Le Pen ‘at some point in time’
The Reform leader's comments came after POLITICO reported that the French far-right leader was keeping Farage hanging on a desired Paris rendezvous.
Nigel Farage, the leader of Reform UK, has indicated that he plans to meet Marine Le Pen, the French presidential candidate, at an unspecified time in the future, despite the French politician not confirming a visit to Paris by the end of October. Reform UK had previously stated that Farage would meet Le Pen before the year's end, but four of Le Pen's officials have informed POLITICO that this is not the case.
After delivering a defense speech on Thursday, Farage told reporters, "I haven't met Le Pen for some years actually. But she’s going to win the next election." "I will go meet her at some point in time," he added.
A Le Pen adviser, who wished to remain anonymous due to sensitive party relations, expressed earlier that the potential meeting with Farage must be carefully weighed in terms of "costs and benefits." Le Pen is currently the frontrunner in the first round of the 2027 French presidential elections, but Farage has faced recent challenges, including a decline in poll numbers following allegations against his party.
Additionally, a migration pact signed between Farage and the National Rally's second-in-command, Jordan Bardella, in early September, has caused widespread backlash in France.
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