Far-right National Rally leader Bardella faces antisemitism allegations from teenage remarks
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Far-right National Rally leader Bardella faces antisemitism allegations from teenage remarks
Far-right National Rally faces antisemitism scandal as Bardellas past remarks resurface in France
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PARIS — Jordan Bardella, the 31-year-old president of France’s far-right National Rally, is facing allegations of antisemitic remarks made as a teenager, threatening the party’s efforts to shed its historical ties to antisemitism ahead of the 2027 election. Investigative outlet Mediapart reported on Monday that Bardella, then 17, expressed antisemitic views in private conversations in 2013, including claims that “the Jew must dominate other peoples, crush them and rob them” and “all banks are held by the Jews.”
Bardella denied the allegations, calling them “blatant falsehoods,” and announced he is suing Mediapart. Marine Le Pen, the party’s longtime leader, framed the report as part of a broader effort to undermine her presidential ambitions, as she currently leads polls for the 2027 race. The controversy comes as Le Pen has spent years attempting to distance the National Rally from its past associations with antisemitism and xenophobia.
The allegations have also fueled internal tensions within the party, with French media reporting a climate of distrust and factional strife in the wake of Mediapart’s investigation. Bardella, who also leads the Patriots for Europe group in the European Parliament, was intended to represent a modernized, telegenic face of the party. Instead, the scandal risks undermining the National Rally’s carefully cultivated image as it prepares for a pivotal election year.
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