French Right-Wing Leader Bardella Files Lawsuit Over Antisemitic Remarks Allegation
Mediapart says it independently authenticated dozens of private messages, while Bardella says the claims are crude forgeries and a smear campaign.
- Jordan Bardella denied making antisemitic remarks that Mediapart attributed to him from when he was a minor.
- Bardella said he instructed his lawyer to pursue “all necessary proceedings” against Mediapart.
- Bardella described the allegations as fabricated and not his.
- Marine Le Pen said she believed the report was “a fake, a manipulation, a dirty trick.
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Reactions followed the publication by the Mediapart news site of old anti-Semitic messages attributed to the president of the RN.
If Jordan Bardella is to be believed, he is the victim of a "political assassination attempt." But there is much evidence that accusations of fervent anti-Semitism in his youth could cost the right-wing nationalist leader dearly.
French Far-Right Leader Bardella Says He Has Filed Lawsuit Over Antisemitic Remarks Claim
French far–right leader Jordan Bardella said on Monday he had filed a defamation lawsuit against investigative website Mediapart over a report alleging he made antisemitic remarks in private messages over a decade ago, saying the story was an effort to “destabilize”...
The president of a party founded by former Waffen-SS would be... anti-Semitic. This is what Mediapart reveals in an investigation published yesterday, which highlights the conspiracy and anti-Semitic writings attributed to Jordan Bardella.
The National Group of Marine Le Pen faces a new scandal over the revelation of anti-Semitic comments by one of its members. But this time the specificity is given that it is not a grassroots militant or candidate from a small constituency, but one of the main leaders of this radical right-wing formation in France: MEP Jordan Bardella, 31 years old. The digital newspaper 'Mediapart' has revealed a series of messages that this leader allegedly wro…
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