Jordan Bardella
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- 5d ago
Trappes rally honours victims of racist shooting, mayor blames National Rally
Several thousand people gathered in Trappes on Friday, 30 October, a week after an armed man killed a 26-year-old French man and wounded seven others in the Yvelines. Mayor Ali Rabeh used the rally to blame the National Rally for spreading the hatred behind the attack.
- 6d ago
French shops hit by looting face losses as platforms remove 1,737 listings
Chambers of commerce count more than 2,500 damaged shops after protests, while the government promises aid and platforms have removed 1,737 listings suspected of selling stolen goods.
- Oct 24
Marine Le Pen opens French presidential campaign in Orléans with security pledges
Le Pen told a rally in Orléans that she would make Jordan Bardella prime minister if she wins, while 3,000 police secured the event on Sunday, 25 October.
- Oct 21
EU prosecutors search European Parliament offices in a probe of the dissolved ID group
The European Public Prosecutor's Office searched European Parliament administrative offices in Brussels and Strasbourg on Wednesday, 21 October, in an inquiry into suspected misuse of EU funds by the former Identity and Democracy group.
- Oct 21
Ifop poll puts Le Pen far ahead after 17 October riots in France
Marine Le Pen would take 34% to 38% of the first-round vote and beat Jean-Luc Mélenchon 68% to 32% in a runoff, according to an Ifop poll published on Tuesday, 20 October. The survey followed protests against the high cost of living that turned into riots and looting across France.
- Oct 17
Protests in France leave over 1,200 arrested and 150 police injured
Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu said late on 17 October that more than 1,200 people had been arrested, as the Limoges town hall burned and its clock tower collapsed during the protests.
- Oct 13
Bardella backs Abascal in Madrid, blames Sánchez's migration policy for Ceuta crisis
Jordan Bardella, president of Agrupación Nacional, told a Madrid breakfast on Tuesday, 13 October, that Pedro Sánchez's migration policy had far-reaching effects across Europe, a day after visiting Ceuta with Vox leader Santiago Abascal.
- Oct 13
Feijóo says PP is the vote for change and rules out either cordon with Vox before 29 November
Speaking at the Palacio Real reception for Spain's National Day, Feijóo said the PP will not give up a vote before polls close, while Vox's leader Santiago Abascal skipped the event. An IMOP poll cited by El Confidencial puts the PP-Vox bloc at 201 seats.
- Oct 12
Bardella and Abascal unite in Ceuta, pitching migration curbs before Spain's 29 November vote
French far-right leader Jordan Bardella and Vox chief Santiago Abascal visited Ceuta on Monday, 12 October, calling the enclave 'the future of Europe' if borders are not retaken. The two-day trip comes weeks before Spain's 29 November snap election.
- Oct 11
Macron's favorable rating drops to 15%, lowest since he took office in 2017
Only 15% of respondents in the latest Ipsos BVA-Cesi barometer view Emmanuel Macron favorably, while Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu rises two points to 22%. Energy costs, purchasing power and debt top voter concerns.
- Oct 10
Gabriel Attal launches youth pact in Lyon and targets Mélenchon ahead of 2027 election
At his first regional rally in Lyon on Saturday, the Renaissance candidate presented a youth and education pact to about 2,000 people. The meeting came as high-school protests continued and one day before Jean-Luc Mélenchon's own education-focused meeting in Clermont-Ferrand.
- Oct 9
Abascal skips Madrid's 12 October parade to spend national day in Ceuta with Bardella
Vox leader Santiago Abascal will skip Spain's 12 October military parade in Madrid and spend the national day in Ceuta with Jordan Bardella, president of the Patriots group in the European Parliament and leader of France's Agrupación Nacional.
- Oct 7
Mediapart publishes new evidence linking Jordan Bardella to antisemitic Messenger messages
Mediapart says Bardella's 2013 Twitter account and a Messenger conversation carried the same information two minutes apart. Bardella denies writing the messages and calls the affair a destabilisation operation.
- Oct 2
Marine Le Pen reaffirms confidence in Jordan Bardella after antisemitism claims
Marine Le Pen declared total confidence in Rassemblement National president Jordan Bardella on Saturday following Mediapart reports attributing 2013 antisemitic messages to him, which Bardella denies.
- Oct 1
Left primary candidates clash over LFI alliances and Gaza in second French debate
Five contenders in France's social-democratic presidential primary debated for two hours on 1 October 2026 ahead of party member votes later in the month.
- Sep 30
Right-wing weekly L'Infiltré launches without revealing suspected Rassemblement National mole
The new investigative publication L'Infiltré released its first issue on 29 September, reversing plans to name an alleged party informant within the Rassemblement National after citing a recent Mediapart report on Jordan Bardella.
- Sep 28
Mediapart authenticates 2013 antisemitic messages attributed to Jordan Bardella as rivals demand resignation
Investigative outlet Mediapart published Meta data certified by a bailiff showing antisemitic messages sent by Rassemblement National president Jordan Bardella in 2013, prompting calls from French ministers and opposition leaders for his departure.
- Sep 27
National Rally and Allies Secure 15 Senate Seats to Form First Upper House Caucus
The French far-right party and its right-wing allies gained nine seats in Sunday's indirect election, surpassing the ten-seat threshold required to create an official parliamentary group in the upper house.
- Sep 26
Pope Leo XIV draws 700,000 to Paris open-air Mass during four-day visit to France
Pope Leo XIV celebrated an open-air Mass at Place de la Concorde following a youth vigil at Stade de France and meetings with state leaders and migrants.
- Sep 5
Mario Monti and Roberto Vannacci clash over European integration and fascism at Cernobbio
Former Italian prime minister Mario Monti confronted Futuro Nazionale leader Roberto Vannacci at the 52nd TEHA Ambrosetti Forum in Cernobbio over European Union treaties and political rhetoric.
