French far-right leader Jordan Bardella on Friday cancelled his speech at the conservative CPAC conference in Washington after what he described as a Nazi salute by a speaker, an apparent reference to Steve Bannon,

Jordan Bardella, now 29, became RN leader in 2022, taking over from Marine Le Pen. He skipped the meeting after Steve Bannon was accused of making a gesture reminiscent of a Nazi salute.

The president of France’s National Rally (RN) party made it clear that he was not present when Bannon made the fascist-style gesture