Key facts
- Jordan Bardella, president of France's far-right National Rally party, denied allegations of antisemitic remarks.
- Investigative outlet Mediapart published the report, citing private messages from 2013.
- Mediapart claims to have independently verified correspondence in which Bardella allegedly made antisemitic statements.
- Bardella called the allegations "blatant falsehoods" and "crude fabrications."
- Bardella stated he instructed his lawyer to initiate legal proceedings against Mediapart.
Jordan Bardella, the president of France's far-right National Rally (RN) party, has "categorically denied" accusations by investigative outlet Mediapart that he shared antisemitic remarks in private conversations as a teenage activist. Bardella, 31, called the report "blatant falsehoods" and "crude fabrications," stating he has instructed his lawyer to initiate legal proceedings against Mediapart.
Mediapart reported that it obtained and independently verified correspondence from 2013, when Bardella was 17 and had recently joined the National Rally's predecessor, the National Front. The outlet cited one message where Bardella allegedly said, "the Jew must dominate other peoples, crush them, and rob them," and another stating, "all banks are held by the Jews."