# ‘People have been buying into the detoxification of the National Rally,’ says Andrew Smith

https://mins.news/en/item/80129

- France 24, 2026-09-30 10:58 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/perspective/20260930-people-have-been-buying-into-the-detoxification-of-the-national-rally-says-andrew-smith

> French politics observer Andrew Smith says antisemitism allegations against the president of France’s National Rally have seriously damaged the party. He says people have accepted its “detoxification” despite the party’s antisemitic and racist legacy, making Mediapart’s allegation that Bardella sent antisemitic remarks from 2013 to 2015 even more shocking.

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