Bardella denies Mediapart allegation over private messages
The National Rally leader rejects claims about chats from 2013 as Marine Le Pen polls strongly ahead of the 2027 presidential election.

National Rally leader Jordan Bardella has denied an allegation by investigative website Mediapart that he made anti-Semitic comments in private chats in 2013, France 24 reports.
The alleged messages are not included in the supplied report, and their contents have not been independently verified in the material provided.
The report comes as National Rally candidate Marine Le Pen polls strongly ahead of France’s 2027 presidential election. It gives no polling figures or source for that assessment.
Bardella’s denial leaves the allegation contested as the party approaches the election campaign.


