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Macron hardens attack on far-left LFI, says antisemitic rhetoric must be tackled

Protesters pictured waving France Unbowed flags at a demonstration at Place Bellecour in Lyon, central-eastern France on 10 January 2026. AFP - OLIVIER CHASSIGNOLE

Emmanuel Macron stepped up his criticism of France Unbowed, linking the left-wing party’s stance to broader concerns about antisemitism in public life.

French President Emmanuel Macron has described France Unbowed (LFI) as a far-left movement in which “antisemitic expressions” are emerging and “must be combated”, in an interview with Radio J – a Paris-based radio station aimed at France’s Jewish community – that has reignited tensions with the opposition party.

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