Overview

• Aurore Bergé, Minister for Anti-Discrimination, accused Jean-Luc Mélenchon of enabling antisemitism and likened him to Jean-Marie Le Pen during a televised interview on March 30, 2025.
• Bergé highlighted Mélenchon's recent comments about 'cutting hair to make mattresses' as a direct reference to Auschwitz, criticizing his use of historical allusions.
• The controversy stems from an AI-generated poster by LFI targeting Cyril Hanouna, which was widely condemned for evoking antisemitic imagery.
• Mélenchon dismissed the allegations as politically motivated, joking about historical posters during a meeting in Brest and refusing to apologize for the Hanouna poster.
• Bergé also criticized LFI for allegedly erasing the antisemitic history of the Rassemblement National, while noting lingering antisemitism within the RN itself.