# Marine Le Pen is elected president of the Front National

Date: 2011

On 16 January 2011 members elected her over Bruno Gollnisch. Succession is a completed party act, not a republic.

## People

- Marine Le Pen: https://factrail.ai/people/marine-le-pen

## Drivers

- Democratic Resilience: https://factrail.ai/drivers/democratic-resilience

## Sources

- https://www.reuters.com/article/us-france-fn-idUSTRE70F1G420110116/
- https://rassemblementnational.fr/

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/facts/fr-le-pen-takes-fn-2011