Jordan Bardella, president of France’s National Rally, says he intends to bring a libel action over allegations concerning comments he is accused of making when he was a young activist.
The claims relate to accusations of antisemitism. Bardella has responded by accusing his political opponents of pursuing “total war” against him, portraying the dispute as a broader attack on his political leadership.
He has not accepted the allegations and says he will pursue the matter through the courts. The supplied information does not include further details about the comments, the people who made the claims or the stage reached by any legal proceedings.
The latest known position is that Bardella is threatening libel proceedings while continuing to condemn what he describes as an organised campaign against him. Further developments are expected to depend on whether the proposed legal action is filed and how the allegations are addressed.
