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Mediapart alleges Jordan Bardella made antisemitic remarks; Bardella calls them 'crude fakes'
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On September 28, 2026, investigative outlet Mediapart published a report alleging that Jordan Bardella, president of France's far-right National Rally (RN) party, repeatedly made antisemitic and conspiratorial remarks in private conversations dating back to 2013, two years before his first election. The report claims Bardella exhibited 'exacerbated and compulsive antisemitism' during his early years in the party. Bardella has formally denied the allegations, calling them 'crude fakes' and denouncing a 'dirty tricks operation.' Marine Le Pen, the party's former leader, also dismissed the report as 'crazy' and a 'manipulation.' The RN has previously positioned itself as a 'shield for the Jews.' The full article is behind a paywall on Le Monde's website.
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Jordan Bardella, president of the National Rally, at the Élysée Palace in Paris, September 18, 2026. JULIEN MUGUET FOR "LE MONDE"
Is the National Rally (RN)—a party that has proclaimed itself the "shield of the Jews"—led by a man who, early in his political career, embraced the worst antisemitic stereotypes? The question arises following the publication on Monday, September 28, by Mediapart of conversations in which Jordan Bardella allegedly displayed extreme and compulsive antisemitism. Contacted by the investigative site, the RN president insists the material consists of "crude forgeries" and denounces "a dirty tricks operation."
"I formally contest your assertions that I would have made, in public or in private, orally or in writing, racist or antisemitic remarks of this kind," he responded to Mediapart.
"It's insane," reacted Marine Le Pen when questioned on the matter on the sidelines of the Batimat trade fair on Monday, September 28. "It seems so crazy that it can only be a fake, a manipulation, a dirty trick."
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