Bardella says he has sued Mediapart over report of alleged antisemitic remarks
The National Rally leader called the report about private messages from more than a decade ago an effort to “destabilise” election campaigning.
Jordan Bardella said on Monday he had filed a defamation lawsuit against investigative website Mediapart over its report alleging he made antisemitic remarks in private messages more than a decade ago.
France 24 reported Bardella’s statement. The supplied account gives no details of the alleged messages or the lawsuit filing, and Mediapart’s response was not included.
Bardella described the report as an effort to “destabilise” campaigning ahead of next year’s election. That characterisation was attributed to him.
Bardella leads the National Rally, which France 24 described as seeking to improve its public image. The report also said party candidate Marine Le Pen was leading polls for the April presidential election, without providing polling details.
