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Edwige Diaz

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Edwige Diaz is a French politician of the Rassemblement national who has been a senator for the Gironde department since 2026 and leads the Union nationale pour les territoires group in the Senate. Born in 1987 in Marseille, she joined the party in 2014 and is one of its vice-presidents. She was elected to the regional council of Nouvelle-Aquitaine in 2015 and represented the Gironde's 11th constituency in the National Assembly from 2022 until she entered the Senate.

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What we have documented

We have documented 1 statement by Edwige Diaz, in 1 case. Each statement below gives the quotation, its original source and a link to the full case.

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Statements by Edwige Diaz

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Role at the time: Rassemblement national senator for the Gironde, on BFMTV's BFM Grand Soir

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Rassemblement national leaders bear direct responsibility for the gunman's decision to carry out the October 23, 2026 racist attack in Trappes and La Verrière.

“Well, yes, absolutely. That is what Jordan Bardella said a few years ago. ... There is nothing reprehensible in what we said. (Translated from French. Original: Et bien, oui, absolument. C'est ce que Jordan Bardella avait dit il y a quelques années. ... Dans nos propos, il n'y a rien de répréhensible.)”
Open source (opens in a new tab)Puremedias report on Edwige Diaz's exchange about Trappes on BFM Grand Soir · PuremédiasFull article
Why we used this label

The reference point is the public rhetoric of Rassemblement national leaders and other far-right politicians about Trappes, Muslims and immigrants, which Trappes mayor Ali Rabeh holds responsible for the October 23, 2026 racist attack in Trappes and La Verrière. Diaz says the description of Trappes as an Islamist republic in miniature contains nothing reprehensible, which defends that rhetoric.

Read statementFull case: Trappes mayor Ali Rabeh says Rassemblement national leaders bear responsibility for the racist attack in his town; RN officials reject the accusation

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Trappes mayor Ali Rabeh says Rassemblement national leaders bear responsibility for the racist attack in his town; RN officials reject the accusation

Relationship to this case: Speaker

After the October 23 racist attack in Trappes and La Verrière, Trappes mayor Ali Rabeh said Rassemblement national leaders' rhetoric about his town armed the gunman. RN officials rejected any responsibility, and Jordan Bardella accused left-wing leaders of putting targets on politicians' backs.

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