The president of France’s far-right Rassemblement National (National Rally or RN), Jordan Bardella, has denied allegations of anti-Semitism.Bardella’s refutation on Monday followed the publication of a report by the Mediapart outlet alleging that the politician sent anti-Semitic private messages a decade ago. The report emerged shortly after RN secured a record 14 seats in the Senate, confirming its strong prospects ahead of presidential elections early next year.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3No Mbappe, no problem. Zidane’s France face Van Bommel’s Belgiumlist 2 of 3France’s far-right National Rally gains ground in Senate votelist 3 of 3Paris court finds Swiftair guilty over 2014 Mali crash that killed 116end of list
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French far-right leader Bardella refutes anti-Semitism allegations
Jordan Bardella, president of France's far-right National Rally (RN) party, has denied allegations of anti-Semitism. This denial comes after the outlet Mediapart published a report claiming Bardella sent private anti-Semitic messages ten years ago.
Al Jazeera StaffAl JazeeraFiled 2026-09-28 · 20:52 GMTLean · CenterRead · 1 min
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Jordan Bardella, president of France's far-right National Rally (RN) party, has denied allegations of anti-Semitism. This denial comes after the outlet Mediapart published a report claiming Bardella sent private anti-Semitic messages ten years ago. The report was released shortly after the RN secured a record 14 seats in the Senate, indicating the party's strong position ahead of next year's presidential elections. Bardella's refutation was made on Monday.
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RN secured a record 14 seats in the Senate.
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The allegations followed the publication of a report by Mediapart alleging Bardella sent anti-Semitic private messages a decade ago.
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Jordan Bardella, president of France's far-right Rassemblement National (RN), has denied allegations of anti-Semitism.
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RN has strong prospects ahead of presidential elections early next year.
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