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Macron's popularity hits lowest level since 2017, Le Pen losing ground

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National Rally's Bardella denies report he made antisemitic remarks

Bardella called the allegations "blatant fabrications." He said: "I formally refute the accusations levelled against me by Mediapart, which attribute to me delusional and antisemitic remarks that I allegedly made whilst I was a minor."

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Le Pen vows to prioritise French citizens in first campaign speech

Marine Le Pen gave her first major campaign speech in northern France on Sunday, pledging to prioritise French citizens, as well as to tackle the cost-of-living and housing crises.

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AfD win exposes France’s far-right divide

France’s far-right responded in markedly different ways to the AfD’s sweeping victory in Germany’s regional elections, with the National Rally (RN) maintaining a conspicuous silence on Monday while Éric Zemmour’s Reconquête openly celebrated the result.

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Bardella signs pact with Nigel Farage to stop small boat crossings

At the Reform UK Party conference on Friday, Nigel Farage and Jordan Bardella signed an agreement, vowing to end irregular migrant crossings "forever", should their respective parties come to power.

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Bardella to meet with Farage at Reform UK Birmingham party conference

Jordan Bardella and Nigel Farage are set to discuss illegal migration, as well as joint cooperation between the UK and France aimed at tackling small boat crossing at the Reform party conference on Friday.

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‘People admire scars’: MEPs fear Le Pen more than Bardella

The general feeling in the European Parliament is that the longstanding far-right leader has a better chance of becoming France’s president than her younger successor.

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The verdict that could end Marine Le Pen – and launch Jordan Bardella

If the Paris Court of Appeal upholds Marine Le Pen's five-year ban from public office, the National Rally figurehead's long-held presidential ambitions would effectively be over.

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Watch: Following the money—the EPPO investigation into defunct far-right EU group

The dark times are ahead as the EU is coming for the far-right. But this time, it is not about a political debate—it is about the balance sheet.

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Belgium: Jordan Bardella strengthens ties with Vlaams Belang in Brussels visit

Brussels became the latest stop in Jordan Bardella’s European outreach campaign on 11 June. The French far-right leader promoted closer cooperation on migration policy, while facing protests in the Belgian capital.

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Europe's far right rally in Milan to discuss immigration and security

Far-right leaders met in Milan calling for a plan to introduce remigration in Europe. League chief Salvini proposes a points-based residence permit and attacks the EU over its energy-crisis response, backing a reopening to Russian oil.

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Don't fall for Putin's trap, von der Leyen says on motions of censure

"This is a trap. And we simply cannot fall for it," Ursula von der Leyen said as she battled two back-to-back motions of censure.

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French authorities raid far-right National Rally party headquarters

Police and judges raided France's far-right National Rally (RN) headquarters as part of an investigation into alleged campaign finance violations.

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Israeli antisemitism forum sparks debate on Europe's right-wing ties

Stirring controversy even before its official start, this week's International Conference on Combating Antisemitism in Jerusalem made headlines long before it took place.

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Bardella drops out of US conference after speaker gives Hitler salute

Jordan Bardella, leader of France's National Rally, cancelled his appearance at CPAC after Steve Bannon made an apparent Nazi salute during his speech.

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France's National Rally disinclined to censure prime minister

RN leader Jordan Bardella cited the risk of instability if the current executive were to be overthrown — and the Socialist Party has also announced that its MPs should not support a motion tabled by the far-left LFI.

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EPP rejects Bardella’s proposal to temporarily suspend EU Green Deal

"If we go bankrupt, no one will care about the natural environment in the world anymore," Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said last week in Strasbourg.

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