Manuel Bompard

A former campaign director for Jean-Luc Mélenchon in 2017, Manuel Bompard had his home searched in February 2019 as part of the investigation into campaign accounts and services invoiced to the presidential campaign.

State of the evidence

Documented

Role of the person profiled

Protagonist not prosecuted

In March 2025, LFI published and subsequently withdrew a graphic targeting Cyril Hanouna, which numerous organisations and political figures denounced as reproducing antisemitic visual codes. The controversy further isolated the movement within the left.

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Admitted by the person

For the snap legislative elections of 2024, LFI refused to endorse several outgoing MPs who had criticised the leadership, including Alexis Corbière, Raquel Garrido and Danielle Simonnet. Several figures on the left denounced the move as a 'purge'. Manuel Bompard, the movement's coordinator, defended the candidate selections and called on the dissidents to withdraw.

Attribution

Direct responsibility

Following the attacks of 7 October 2023, Manuel Bompard condemned the massacres and referred to war crimes, while refusing to describe Hamas directly as a 'terrorist organisation'. This position contributed to a major crisis between LFI and its Nupes partners.

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Documented

Attribution

Personally implicated

The new organisation of La France insoumise announced in December 2022 installed Manuel Bompard as coordinator and excluded several prominent figures from the leadership, notably Clémentine Autain, Alexis Corbière, Raquel Garrido and François Ruffin. The method prompted accusations of authoritarianism and a lack of pluralism.

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Documented

Attribution

Direct responsibility

After Adrien Quatennens admitted slapping his wife, Manuel Bompard stated that a slap was never acceptable but was not equivalent to a man beating his wife every day. The wording triggered strong accusations that he was minimising domestic violence.

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Documented

Attribution

Personally implicated

Manuel Bompard was prosecuted alongside several La France insoumise officials following incidents during the search of the movement's headquarters on 16 October 2018. In December 2019, he was fined 7 000 euros.

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Established by a court

Attribution

Personally implicated

During preparations for the 2019 European elections, LFI's electoral committee, in which Manuel Bompard played a central role, excluded Georges Kuzmanovic and François Cocq, two figures critical of the movement's political line. They and their supporters denounced the move as a purge.

State of the evidence

Documented

Attribution

Direct responsibility