YouGov survey after Mediapart's investigation into Jordan Bardella

After the publication on Monday of a Mediapart investigation attributing anti-Semitic remarks to Jordan Bardella dated 2013, several political figures demanded the resignation of the president of the National Rally. According to a YouGov survey for the HuffPost site published this Saturday, the opinion of the French appears nuanced.

A majority of citizens condemn the writings attributed to the leader: 60% of those questioned consider them “serious” (including 36% “very serious” and 24% “fairly serious”). Conversely, 29% do not find them “not serious” (15% “not very serious” and 13% “not at all serious”). And 11% do not comment. Partisan divisions are also marked. If 78% of LFI supporters describe these remarks as “very serious”, 62% of respondents close to the RN believe that they are “not serious” (including 34% “not at all serious”).

Wide support among RN supporters

Although mostly considered serious, these revelations do not result in massive rejection, according to this survey. Only 38% of respondents believe that Jordan Bardella should resign from the presidency of the RN, compared to 47% who think that he should maintain his functions. Among party supporters, 92% of them oppose his departure.

As for whether Marine Le Pen should distance herself from Jordan Bardella, 45% of those questioned said no, compared to 35% who held the opposite opinion. Here again, the alignment is clear on the side of those close to the RN. They refute any distancing by 90%, compared to 5% of opposing opinions.