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Mediapart Alleges Bardella Wrote Antisemitic Texts, He Denies Authorship

Mediapart says it authenticated the chats, a claim likely to prompt a defamation suit that would damage the Rassemblement National’s appeal before the 2027 vote.

Marine Le Pen und der Chef der Partei Rassemblement National, Jordan Bardella
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Der Chef von Frankreichs rechtspopulistischer Partei Rassemblement National (RN), Jordan Bardella, hat bestritten, vor mehr als zehn Jahren antisemitische Textbotschaften verfasst zu haben.

Overview

  • Mediapart published excerpts on Monday, September 28, 2026, and says it independently authenticated private chats from 2013–2015 that attribute explicit antisemitic statements to Jordan Bardella.
  • Bardella publicly rejected the allegations as forgeries, said he was a minor at the time, and said he has instructed his lawyer to take legal steps.
  • Marine Le Pen immediately defended Bardella, called the claims unbelievable, and said she expects a defamation lawsuit against Mediapart.
  • The messages date to when Bardella was about 17 or 18 and come after gestures by him and the RN to court Jewish voters, including Bardella’s 2024 meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, which complicates the party’s messaging.
  • If the dispute leads to court proceedings or sustained media attention, it could force a legal fight and raise fresh questions about the RN’s effort to distance itself from the Front National’s antisemitic past and about the party’s electability ahead of 2027.