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French far right's Jordan Bardella denies media report he made anti-Semitic comments

Cover image: National Rally leader Jordan Bardella attends a party event in La Seyne-sur-Mer, in southern France, on September 27, 2026. © Thibaud Moritz, AFP

Jordan Bardella, the head of Marine Le Pen's National Rally (RN) party, has denied allegations made by French investigative website Mediapart that he wrote anti-Semitic comments on private chats in 2013, when he was aged 17 or 18. Bardella, seen as a likely prime minister if Le Pen wins next year's presidential election, said he would take legal action over the claims.

French investigative website on Monday alleged that far-right National Rally (RN) leader Jordan Bardella made anti-Semitic comments in writing in 2013, but the close ally of presidential frontrunner Marine Le Pen dismissed the claims as fake.

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