Key facts
- Far-right leader Jordan Bardella said a National Rally-led France would consider nuclear strike if vital interests are threatened.
- Bardella cited a danger to the Benelux region as an example of threatened vital interests.
Far-right leader Jordan Bardella stated that a France led by the National Rally would consider a nuclear strike if "France's vital interests are threatened." He cited a danger to "the Benelux region" as an example of such a threat.