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Bardella Denies 2013 Antisemitic Claims, Plans Legal Action

By Drooid · Sep 28, 2026, 6:31 PM UTC · How we work

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Jordan Bardella, leader of the National Rally (RN), denied Mediapart’s claim he wrote anti-Semitic comments in 2013.
Bardella called the allegations falsehoods and announced he will take legal action against Mediapart.
Mediapart reported Bardella, 17-18, wrote in a chat, “The Jew has to dominate other peoples, crush them.”
Marine Le Pen, RN presidential frontrunner, leads a poll showing a first-round lead for the 2027 election.

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Jordan Bardella, leader of the National Rally (RN), denied Mediapart’s claim he wrote anti-Semitic comments in 2013.
Bardella called the allegations falsehoods and announced he will take legal action against Mediapart.
Mediapart reported Bardella, 17-18, wrote in a chat, “The Jew has to dominate other peoples, crush them.”
Marine Le Pen, RN presidential frontrunner, leads a poll showing a first-round lead for the 2027 election.