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French far-right leader Bardella denies media claim he made antisemitic remarks

Mediapart, in a report published on Monday, reviewed dozens of private messages from 2013-2015 that it said showed a pattern of antisemitic and conspiratorial rhetoric.

Jordan Bardella, president of the French far-right Rassemblement National (National Rally - RN) political party, listens to the speech of Marine Le Pen, French far-right leader and member of parliament, in Henin-Beaumont, northern France, September 13, 2026.
Pope Leo visits France Saturday, 26th September 2026

Nearly one million people attend Pope Leo's open-air mass in Paris

Candidates for the 2027 French presidential election attend a debate at la REF in Paris, August 27, 2026.

US grant for MAGA-aligned groups in Europe excludes French applicants over election fears

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen, member of the Rassemblement National party, arrives to attend the verdict in her appeal trial, alongside the RN party and 10 others found guilty of diverting European Parliament funds, at the Paris courthouse on the Ile de la Cite, in France, July 7, 2026.

French court shortens Marine Le Pen's ban from office but orders electronic tag


French conservative leader embraces Marine Le Pen’s far-right party with history of antisemitism

Even as Marine Le Pen has publicly denounced antisemitism, her supporters still disproportionately harbor antisemitic attitudes.

President of the French conservative party Les Republicains and member of Parliament Eric Ciotti and far-right National Rally president Marine Le Pen attend a session of the National Assembly in Paris, April 4, 2023.

Marine Le Pen to attend march against antisemitism, sparking controversy

"We do not want people who are heirs to a party founded by former collaborators [with Nazi Germany] to be present,” said the leader of a major Jewish umbrella organization in France.

 Marine Le Pen, member of parliament and member of the French far-right National Rally (Rassemblement National - RN) party parliamentary group during a debate about the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, at the National Assembly in Paris, October 23, 2023.

Bardella to replace Marine Le Pen as president of France's far-right party RN

France's far-right Rassemblement National elected Jordan Bardella as its new president, overwhelmingly backing the 27-year-old European Parliament member to succeed Marine Le Pen in the post.

 Jordan Bardella, newly-elected President of the French far-right National Rally (Rassemblement National - RN) party, holds the hand of Marine Le Pen, member of parliament and member of the French far-right National Rally party, after the results during the National Rally party's Congress in Paris.

Italy’s Jewish community isn’t worried about new 'fascist' PM

The world media has been covering the Italian election and the victory of Giorgia Meloni as the first woman Prime Minister intensively.

 Leader of Brothers of Italy Giorgia Meloni holds a sign at the party's election night headquarters, in Rome, Italy September 26, 2022.

Will France's National Assembly perpetuate antisemitism? - opinion

In the National Assembly, 131 now represent the hard-left bloc of Jean-Luc Mélenchon, and a further 89 are from Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally. Both have been accused of antisemitism.

 ON SUNDAY, French President Emmanuel Macron visits the newly inaugurated Shoah memorial at the former Pithiviers’ train station, as part of a ceremony commemorating the 80th anniversary of the Vel d’Hiv roundup, in Pithiviers, France.

French far-right's Zemmour to run for seat in parliament

He said his party Reconquete will present 550 candidates in June - out of France's 577 constituencies.

 ERIC ZEMMOUR, leader of the French far-right party “Reconquete!” who is running in this year’s French presidential election, is seen at a campaign rally in Lille, northern France earlier this month.

Voices from the Arab press: What will happen to France’s Arabs, Muslims?

A weekly selection of opinions and analyses from the Arab media around the world.

 PRAYING DURING Eid al-Fitr outside the Great Mosque of Paris.

French Jews relieved, but also concerned, over results of presidential elections

The greatest danger now threatening France is that the moderate parties will lose the June legislative elections and that either Le Pen or Melenchon will win them.

 Supporters of French President Emmanuel Macron, candidate for his re-election, wave French and European Union flags as they react after early results in the second round of the 2022 French presidential election, at the Champs de Mars in Paris, France April 24, 2022

Macron supporters take to the streets of Paris to celebrate victory

Macron himself watched the preliminary results together with his wife and his campaign team in private

 Supporters of French President Emmanuel Macron, candidate for his re-election, wave French and European Union flags as they react after early results in the second round of the 2022 French presidential election, at the Champs de Mars in Paris, France April 24, 2022

France's Macron beats Le Pen to win second term - exit poll

The first projections showed Macron securing around 57-58% of the vote.

 A combination picture shows portraits of Le Pen and Macron running for the second round of the 2022 French Presidential election