Jordan Bardella denies alleged antisemitic comments and files defamation lawsuit
French National Rally leader Jordan Bardella denied allegations of making antisemitic comments in 2013 and filed a defamation lawsuit after an investigative website published the claims on Monday.
Allegations from investigative report
An investigative website called Mediapart alleged that Bardella wrote antisemitic comments in a chat in 2013. The report stated he wrote that a Zionist is necessarily a Jew and must dominate other peoples. Bardella described these allegations as crude forgeries on his social media account.
Legal action and political context
Bardella told broadcaster CNews that his lawyer had filed the lawsuit for defamation. He claimed he believed the attacks were an attempt to destabilize the National Rally campaign. Marine Le Pen dismissed the claims as fake while her poll prospects appear stronger.
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- South China Morning Post
- France 24
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