Far-Right French Lawmakers Linked to Facebook Group Promoting Racism and Hate

Watan-The French news outlet Les Jours has uncovered a private Facebook group glorifying Jordan Bardella, president of the far-right “National Rally” party, where users routinely post racist, anti-Islamic, antisemitic, and homophobic messages.

Named “France with Jordan Bardella”, the group included nine National Rally (RN) members of parliament who joined between September 2023 and January 2024, among approximately 11,000 members aligned with or sympathetic to the party led by Marine Le Pen and chaired by Bardella.

The nine MPs are: Nicolas Dragon, Christian Girard, René Luret, Caroline Colombier, Nathalie Da Conceicao Carvalho, Pascal Markowski, Pascal Bord, Laurence Robert-Dehault, and Monique Grieziti.

None responded to Les Jours’ inquiries—except Nicolas Dragon, who issued a statement after the investigation was published. According to the report, Colombier, Markowski, and Bord left the group as soon as they were contacted for comment.

The group was managed by several party figures, including former candidates, parliamentary aides like Kylian Coteaux and Sandrine Demaret (aides to MPs José Bové and Marc du Florian), and party communications official Michel Massé from Réunion Island.

Behind the surface of party loyalty, the group was flooded with hate and violent speech. Despite their presence, the MPs reportedly remained silent. Examples of posts include:

• “Kick the Arabs out,”

• “France is ruled by Zionist Jews,”

• “Macron is a little f**,”
  and

• open admiration for Hitler with coded references.

Users who supported rival right-wing groups like Éric Zemmour’s Reconquête or called for unity on the right were expelled, while hate speech remained untouched.

Under Article 40 of the French Criminal Procedure Code, the MPs were legally obligated to report such illegal content. Les Jours confirms that no such action was taken.

One post explicitly read: “The only solution to save France is to deport all these Zionists who live at the expense of the French,” under an image of Marine Le Pen and Bardella.

In response to Les Jours’ inquiries, some MPs left the group. The admins later changed the group’s name to “For France” to disguise its affiliation with National Rally before eventually abandoning it altogether.

Only MP Nicolas Dragon responded, claiming he doesn’t remember joining the group and likely received an automated invite. He stated, “I had no idea what was being posted there. I never visited the group and don’t have time for that. Based on what I’ve now seen, I will leave.”

This is not the first time RN figures have been tied to hate-filled online communities. In January, Les Jours also revealed seven RN officials were part of another Facebook group, Les Barjols, a far-right network currently under legal scrutiny for violent plots, including against President Emmanuel Macron.

Despite polished public appearances, these findings suggest the party’s extremist core remains unchanged, as noted by L’Humanité.