Bardella Rejects Mediapart Report

Over the past five years, the National Rally (RN) has achieved significant political success, solidifying its position as the largest party in the National Assembly and securing the most seats in the European Parliament.

Notably, it has expanded its reach by producing over 70 local government leaders nationwide. Through cooperation with Éric Ciotti, it has formed a conservative alliance, aiming to rally voters disillusioned with traditional parties and win the presidential election.

To restore democratic representation by forming a parliamentary group within the Senate, the National Rally has finalized its operating policy for the Senate Group. She is a figure with field experience and the trust of party members and voters, and she aims to restore democratic representation by forming a parliamentary group within the Senate.

Diaz is regarded as a person with extensive field experience and deep trust from party members and voters.

Key positions within the Senate Group, such as Vice-President, will be decided through close consultation with internal and external party figures.

The National Rally plans to leverage his expertise as an opposition figure within the European Committee.

He departed from the Republican Party (LR) and the European People's Party (PPE) to join the Éric Ciotti alliance, intending to utilize his expertise as a key opposition figure within the European Committee.

The National Rally is currently leading the presidential campaign, showing a winning trend in both the first-round polls and hypothetical second-round runoffs.

With its core issues such as criticism of the European Union, large-scale immigration, and the restoration of national authority dominating the presidential campaign, other parties are compelled to state their positions within the National Rally's established discussion framework.

Marine Le Pen and Jean-Philippe announced that they would soon hold a press conference to present budget-cutting measures, including the introduction of fiscal rules. This is expected to be a large-scale austerity plan to address France's difficult budgetary situation.

This plan will include the introduction of a fiscal rule ('règle d'or'), and specific details will be disclosed soon at a press conference with Marine Le Pen and Jean-Philippe.

Jordan Bardella regarded the report alleging antisemitic remarks against him as the beginning of 'total war' aimed at disrupting his presidential campaign. He flatly denied the report's contents, suggesting Mediapart might have fallen for false information or participated in an external maneuver, and announced legal action.

He officially and completely denied the contents of the report, suggesting that Mediapart was either deceived by false information or participated in an organized external operation ('opération de barbouse').

Bardella pointed out that Mediapart was denied access to evidentiary documents and announced legal action, stating his strong intention to fight back.

Bardella characterized Mediapart as an extreme-left media outlet and criticized it for engaging in political maneuvers, using unfair means to prevent his victory in the presidential election.

He retorted that he had no reason to receive moral lessons from Mediapart, citing the past history of its founder.

He presented his experience of being invited by the Israeli government in 2025 to be a keynote speaker at an international counter-terrorism conference and visiting Yad Vashem, proving his non-involvement with antisemitism.

Bardella criticized the attempts to destroy his political career, labeling the actions of left-wing forces like France Insoumise as political maneuvering.

He redirected the accusations of antisemitism toward the opposing camp, adding that the support of French Jews, who desire protection from Islamic fundamentalism, is the driving force of the National Rally.

Jordan Bardella warned that many sophisticated and professionally planned attempts to sow doubt among the public would increase ahead of the presidential election.

He urged the French people to trust his campaign and expressed his strong resolve to fight for the truth until the end, unyielding to any attempt to prevent the National Rally and Marine Le Pen from entering the Élysée Palace.