Rassemblement National leader Jordan Bardella has filed a defamation lawsuit against the investigative outlet Mediapart. The outlet published claims that in 2013, when Bardella was a young member of the then Front national, he repeatedly used antisemitic and conspiratorial statements in private messages. Le Figaro ↗
Mediapart stated that it had verified the messages and that they dated from a period when Bardella was 17 or 18 years old. They allegedly contained offensive remarks directed against Jews and support for conspiracy theories. The information sparked political controversy in France, as Bardella is among the most prominent figures of the French radical right. El Pais ↗
Bardella firmly denied the accusations and described the published materials as "crude forgeries." He also said he expects the case to continue and further related claims to be published. On the television channel CNews, he accused Mediapart of spreading claims he considers false and damaging to his reputation. France24 ↗
The case also involves Marine Le Pen, who leads the political movement ahead of the French presidential election. If she were to become president, Bardella could, according to political scenarios, hold the post of prime minister. The case may therefore influence public debate about the Rassemblement National in the months leading up to the election. Bardella continues to insist that he did not write the messages in question. n-tv ↗
Bardella sues Mediapart over antisemitism accusations
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Vorwurf des „zwanghaften Antisemitismus“: Chef des Rassemblement National soll abwertende Nachrichten verschickt haben
Tagesspiegel
| 20:43 28.09.
Frankreich: Antisemitismusaffäre um Jordan Bardella belastet Marine Le Pen
Spiegel.de
| 19:38 28.09.
Jordan Bardella dément «formellement» avoir écrit des propos antisémites en 2013
Le Figaro
| 17:36 28.09.
Partijleider Rassemblement National in het nauw door onthulling antisemitische chats
NOS
| 22:11 28.09.
« Mediapart » rapporte des propos antisémites de Jordan Bardella, qui dénonce des « faux grossiers »
Le Monde
| 16:07 28.09.
Des «propos délirants» : accusé d’écrits antisémites, Jordan Bardella engage des poursuites en diffamation contre Mediapart
Le Figaro
| 23:28 28.09.
French far right’s Bardella denies reports he made antisemitic comments
Politico Europe
| 17:57 28.09.
Mediapart rapporte des propos antisémites de Bardella, qui dénonce des "faux grossiers"
France24
| 16:26 28.09.
"Plumpe Fälschungen": RN-Chef Bardella steht wegen Antisemitismusvorwurf unter Druck
n-tv
| 19:32 28.09.
Una investigación acusa al ultraderechista francés Jordan Bardella de escribir mensajes antisemitas entre los 17 y los 18 años
El Pais
| 19:09 28.09.
Rassemblement National: RN-Chef Bardella soll sich vor Jahren antisemitisch geäußert haben
Die Zeit
| 19:03 28.09.
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