Jordan Bardella suceeded his mentor Marine Le Pen on Saturday at the helm of France’s most popular far-right party, National Rally. Bardella, 27, won an internal party vote with 85% support, marking a symbolic change of the guard at the resurgent anti-immigration party. He is the first person to lead the party who does not come from the Le Pen family since it was founded a half-century ago. Bardella pledged to protect France from perceived threats posed by immigration and defended a party member who made a racist remark in parliament earlier this week. The National Rally is seeking to capitali…