The Paris prosecutor’s office has opened an investigation into Marine Le Pen, leader of the right-wing National Rally party, over suspicions of illegally financing her 2022 presidential campaign. This was reported by BFMTV With reference to sources.
“The Paris prosecutor’s office recently launched a judicial investigation into allegations of illegal financing of Marine Le Pen’s 2022 presidential campaign,” the statement said.
The investigation was launched following a complaint by the National Campaign Accounts and Political Finance Commission, which noted that it was not only the National Union leader who raised suspicions of financial fraud, but also that he was the only person being investigated.
According to BMFTV, according to French law, candidates are prohibited from exceeding the spending limit set during their election campaigns. If the conditions are met, the state will reimburse part of the expenses, otherwise the National Campaign Accounts Committee may make changes to the election accounts and refer the case for further proceedings. This is exactly what happened to Marine Le Pen, the TV channel explains.
In the second round of early parliamentary elections in France, the left-wing coalition “New Popular Front” won. Emmanuel Macron’s “Together!” bloc came in second, while Marine Le Pen of the right-wing National Rally came only third.
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