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PoliticsMarine Le Pen backs Jordan Bardella amid anti-Semitism claims
Marine Le Pen has publicly stated her complete confidence in Jordan Bardella, the president of her National Rally party. Bardella is accused of sending anti-Semitic messages between 2013 and 2015, claims he denies.
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Politics · European UnionMacron calls Bardella's alleged anti-Semitic comments 'very serious'
French President Emmanuel Macron has described alleged anti-Semitic comments by Jordan Bardella as 'very serious and unacceptable'. Bardella responded by stating he protested in Paris after the October 7 Hamas attacks, unlike Macron.
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PoliticsNational Rally forms first Senate group after French elections
The National Rally and its allies have secured at least 14 seats in the French Senate, enabling them to form a parliamentary group for the first time. This marks a significant increase in the far-right's representation in the upper house.
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