The head of the nationalist list finds this affair “incredible” “We criticize parliamentarians for having responded to journalists accredited by the European Parliament,” he said. This is the issue that has been hanging over Strasbourg for several days, two months before the community vote.

“No RN elected official has been approached” by the Russian influence network, Bardella said. If Renew MEP Nathalie Loiseau singled out “the European extreme right” on Saturday, particularly “German and French”, Bardella gave her a formal denial.