Paris – After one of the most meteoric rises in the history of French politics, Jordan Bardella, the 31-year-old top ally of Marine Le Pen, is fighting for his political life after allegations he made antisemitic comments as a teenager in 2013. Just a week ago, all was looking rosy for Bardella, with polls predicting Le Pen is on course to win the presidency at the fourth attempt, and the young leader of her National Rally (RN) party subsequently set to take the job of prime minister. But then came the bombshell allegations published on Monday by the Mediapart website, which accused Bardella of writing a string of antisemitic messages in 2013.
On Thursday, it posted screenshots of the messages written on Facebook Messenger.
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