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

https://mins.news/en/video/80148

- France 24 English, 2026-09-30 10:59 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-txu8bcKE8

> A French politics observer says allegations of antisemitism against National Rally president Jordan Bardella have seriously damaged the party. Andrew Smith of Queen Mary University of London says people accepted the party’s ‘detoxification’ despite its antisemitic and racist legacy, making Mediapart’s allegations this week that Bardella sent a series of antisemitic messages even more shocking.

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