Overview

• Andrée Taurinya, a deputy from La France insoumise, was convicted of defamation by the Saint-Étienne court on May 5, 2025.
• She was fined €2,000 with a suspended sentence and ordered to pay €4,500 in civil damages to Gerbert Rambaud, vice-president of Debout la France.
• The court found that Taurinya’s accusations on X in July 2024, claiming Rambaud was an antisemitic RN candidate, were unsubstantiated.
• Judges ruled that Rambaud’s prior statements did not justify the label of antisemitism and that Taurinya failed to verify her claims.
• Taurinya announced plans to appeal the decision, while Rambaud expressed satisfaction with what he called a symbolic penalty.