Macron calls antisemitic allegations against Bardella 'extremely serious'
The French president was addressing allegations that the far-right leader made antisemitic remarks in 2013. Jordan Bardella hit back, stating that he had marched at a rally against antisemitism in Paris following the October 2023 Hamas attacks on Israel, unlike Macron.
National Rally figurehead Jordan Bardella has responded to French President Emmanuel Macron's condemnation of allegations that Bardella sent antisemitic messages between 2013 and 2015. In a statement on X, Bardella said, "After October 7, 2023, I walked the streets of Paris and travelled to Israel. He did not." Macron had previously called the alleged remarks "extremely serious and unacceptable" and urged Bardella to clarify his position during a state visit to Spain.
Bardella, who denies authorship of the comments attributed to him, has been a prominent figure in the National Rally and has expressed solidarity with Israel. Macron criticized the National Rally's language, calling it "inflammatory" and "unacceptable," and accused the party of attempting to destabilize the presidential campaign.
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