France: Far-right party's 'de‑demonisation' strategy rattled by antisemitism scandal

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Allegations of antisemitism targeting National Rally president Jordan Bardella have undermined the party’s attempt to move beyond its extremist past “Nature always returns,” says the proverb - a phrase that perfectly captures the current predicament of the president of France’s far-right Rassemblement National (RN). Jordan Bardella is facing serious allegations published by the investigative outlet Mediapart, which attributes to him antisemitic messages exchanged on social networks in 2013, when