Foreign Affairs
Investigation Reveals Antisemitic Emails from Jordan Bardella, Star of France's Far-Right
News site Mediapart published an investigation revealing antisemitic private emails written by Jordan Bardella between 2013 and 2015, when he was beginning his political career. The messages contain claims that Jews seek to dominate other nations and control banks, alongside anti-Zionist statements and references to conspiracy theories about the September 11 attacks. Bardella denies the allegations, calling them racist and antisemitic, and has instructed his lawyer to file a defamation lawsuit against Mediapart. The revelations occur shortly before French presidential elections, where Bardella and Marine Le Pen are leading in polls despite their recent efforts to distance themselves from the party's controversial past.
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