Police record the headquarters of the Le Pen party for possible irregular financing

Chijioke Obinna

Police record the headquarters of the Le Pen party for possible irregular financing

National Group, Marine Le Pen’s party, the leader of the extreme right in Franceit has been the objective of a police raid on Wednesday. This presents a new blow to the organization, since, In March, Le Pen was convicted of embezzlement of the EU and it was forbidden to appear to the 2027 elections.

In this case, The party of alleged violations and fraud in the financing of the electoral campaign is accusedwhich has led its president Jordan Bardella to denounce a “new harassment campaign” against his group. Right now, National Group is the party with the most parliamentary representation of the country, but it is still toxic to many due to its history of anti -Semitism and racism.

The Paris Prosecutor’s Office confirmed the records, which, as indicated, were related to an investigation of an anonymous person open last week following several reports from institutional sources. These operations have been carried out at the headquarters of the National Group, at the headquarters of other unidentified companies and in the homes of the executives of these companies.

The Prosecutor’s Office points to the 2022 elections and the European of 2024

Research refers to acts that can constitute fraud such as loans that exceed campaign financing regulationsregular loans made to a political party and the acceptance of them by the group, regular loans made to a candidate during a campaign and their acceptance by the candidate, aggravated fraud bleaching, falsification and use of falsified documents between 2020 and 2024as reported by the Prosecutor’s Office.

These alleged infractions are related to the financing of campaigns during the presidential and legislative of 2022 and The European of 2024.

Le Pen wants to reach 2027

Le Pen aspires to annul the sentence assigned in March, so that it allows you His fourth attempt to achieve the highest political position in France. If that did not happen, Bardella, president of the party, has said that he will appear for her.

Chijioke Obinna

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