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• France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines3h ago · rssAntisemitic messages attributed to John Bardella authenticated, French outlet says. French investigative outlet Mediapart said on Thursday it had authenticated antisemitic messages allegedly sent by far-right politician Jordan Bardella in 2013. Bardella denied writing them and said he would sue for defamation and forgery. The allegations come seven months before France’s presidential election, wit
• France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines1d ago · rss'People have been buying into the detoxification of the National Rally.' says Andrew Smith. A French politics observers says the allegations of antisemitism against the President of France’s National Rally have really really damaged the party. Andrew Smith from Queen Mary University of London says people have been buying into the detoxification of the party, despite its legacy as an antisemitic an
• France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines2d ago · rssStill the same far-right? Le Pen's National Rally denies fresh antisemitism claims. Minor bump on the French far-right’s road to power—or a car crash that wipes out years of rebranding? Bombshell allegations of past antisemitic tropes by the man Marine Le Pen has touted as her future prime minister could test her years-long effort to convince French voters that the National Rally is a party of g
• France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines2d ago · rssFrance's Le Pen defiant after top ally hit by antisemitism claims. French far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen on Tuesday vowed to hit back at allegations of antisemitism targeting her de-facto number two Jordan Bardella, which have punctured her buoyant campaign at a time she is riding high in the polls. Le Pen, who is aiming to win the Elysee at her fourth attempt next year in a far-ri
• France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines2d ago · rssFrench far-right leader Bardella denies anti-Semitism accusations. 🇫🇷 ✡️ Far-right #NationalRally (RN) party leader Jordan #Bardella has denied accusation by French investigative website #Mediapart that he made anti-Semitic comments on private chats in 2013. It comes as RN candidate Marine #LePen is polling well in the lead for the 2027 presidential election.
• BBC News2d ago · rssFrench hard-right leader accuses opponents of 'total war' after claims of antisemitism. National Rally President Jordan Bardella says he will sue for libel over comments he is accused of making as a young activist.
• France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines2d ago · rssFrance's Le Pen vows to 'counterattack' after top ally Bardella hit by anti-Semitism claims. French presidential frontrunner Marine Le Pen on Tuesday denounced an attempt to "derail" her Élysée Palace run after a media report accused the head of her far-right National Rally (RN) party, Jordan Bardella, of making ant-Semitic comments in 2013. Le Pen said Bardella, who is tipped to be prime minister
• France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines2d ago · rssFrench far-right leader Bardella denies anti-Semitism allegations. PRESS REVIEW – Tuesday, September 29: Jordan Bardella, the head of the far-right National Rally party, is accused of anti-Semitic comments dating back to 2013. But first: French high schoolers call for a nationwide strike to protest against teacher absences and dilapidated schools. The Washington Post looks at how AI data centres a
• France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines2d ago · rssFrench far-right says anti-Semitism claims part of 'total war' to derail presidency bid. Jordan Bardella, a key ally of French far-right presidential frontrunner Marine Le Pen, on Tuesday said allegations he made antisemitic comments in 2013 marked part of a "total war" against their party ahead of the 2027 polls. Bardella, a savvy user of social media who projects a clean-cut image, has been a ke
• France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines2d ago · rssFrench far-right leader Bardella says filed lawsuit over anti-Semitic remarks claim. French far-right leader Jordan Bardella said on Monday he had filed a defamation lawsuit against investigative website Mediapart over a report alleging he ​made antisemitic remarks ‌in private messages over a decade ago, saying the story was an effort to "destabilise" campaigning ahead ⁠of next year's election. Th
• France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines2d ago · rssFrench far-right's Bardella denies alleged 2013 antisemitic comments. A French investigative website on Monday alleged that far-right National Rally leader Jordan Bardella made anti-Semitic comments in writing in 2013, but the close ally of presidential frontrunner Marine Le Pen dismissed the claims as fake. According to the report by Mediapart, Bardella wrote, among other comments, in a chat: "Th
• Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera2026-09-28 · rssFrench far-right leader Bardella refutes anti-Semitism allegations. Mediapart's explosive report comes a day after France's National Rally party secures a record number of Senate seats.
• France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines3d ago · rssFrench far-right's Bardella denies alleged 2013 antisemitic comments as Le Pen sees boost in polls. A French investigative website on Monday alleged that far-right National Rally leader Jordan Bardella made antisemitic comments in writing in 2013, but the close ally of presidential frontrunner Marine Le Pen dismissed the claims as fake. The allegations emerged as Le Pen's prospects for the 2027 el
• France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines3d ago · rssFrench far right's Jordan Bardella denies alleged 2013 anti-Semitic comments. Jordan Bardella, the head of Marine Le Pen's National Rally (RN) party, has denied allegations made by French investigative website Mediapart that he wrote anti-Semitic comments on private chats in 2013, when he was aged 17 or 18. Bardella, seen as a likely prime minister if Le Pen wins next year's presidential election,
• France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines3d ago · rssFrench Senate elections: What next after far right surge? The far-right party of Marine Le Pen will for the first time in its history be able to form a parliamentary group in the French upper house, election results showed Monday, a political breakthrough just over half a year before presidential polls. France 24's Marc Perelman takes a look at how much of a boost the result might be to Le Pen's N
• France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines3d ago · rssPoll shows French far-right leader Marine Le Pen widening lead ahead of 2027 presidential vote. Marine Le Pen, France's far-right National Rally party candidate, widened her lead in the second round of the 2027 presidential elections against both centre-right Édouard Philippe and hard-left Jean-Luc Mélenchon, according to a new poll released Monday.
• France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines3d ago · rssLe Pen hails 'victory' as French far right secures record 14 seats in Senate. France's far-right National Rally (RN) party and its allies emerged from polls with a record 14 seats in the right-wing dominated Senate on Sunday, effectively quadrupling its number in the 348-seat chamber just months before a presidential election.
• Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera2026-09-28 · rssFrance’s far-right National Rally gains ground in Senate vote. The vote marks the first time the far-right party gained enough seats to form its own caucus.
• France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines4d ago · rssFrance's far right gains ground in indirect Senate elections. Marine Le Pen's far-right National Rally and its allies won enough seats in France's Senate to form a parliamentary group in the upper house for the first time in the party's history Sunday, securing 14 seats out of 348. Half the upper house is elected through indirect voting every three years, with senators in the right-wing dominated
• France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines5d ago · rssMorocco’s Authenticity and Modernity Party wins parliamentary election. Morocco’s Authenticity and Modernity Party won the most seats in the country’s parliamentary election, taking 97 of 395 seats in the House of Representatives, according to final results announced by the Interior Ministry on Friday. The party, founded by a royal adviser close to King Mohammed VI and known by its French acronym
• France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines10d ago · rssFive takeaways from Germany's regional elections after far-right gains. Sunday's elections in two German states resulted in the defeat of the country's ruling CDU, a result described as a “disaster” by Chancellor Friedrich Merz. In Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, in the northeast of the country, the far-right AfD became the strongest party while the hard-left Die Linke led the polls in Berlin.
• BBC News26d ago · rssGermany's far-right AfD bids for first taste of power in eastern vote. If it wins an outright majority in Saxony-Anhalt, it would be the first time a far-right party has held state-level power in Germany since World War Two.
• France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines26d ago · rssGermany: Hans-Thomas Tillschneider, the ideologist behind the AFD’s plans in Saxony-Anhalt. The far-right German political party Alternative for Germany could win a historical victory in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt in key elections this Sunday. The party’s agenda is more radical than ever and inspired by the proposals of an influential ideologist in the region: Hans-Thomas Tillschneider.
• France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines26d ago · rssGermany: AfD eyes historic state election win. In Saxony-Anhalt, AfD – Germany's far-right party – is polling at 40% or more of voting intentions, just days ahead of the regional election on 6 September 2026. If the AfD wins an absolute majority of seats, it could soon be in charge here. It would be the first time since 1945 that a far-right party has led a German region. To get there, the party