The National Rally’s press team did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The investigation will now be passed to a judge. It follows a report from the national committee scrutinizing campaign spending (the CNCCFP) which alerted the Paris prosecutor’s office.
“I’m very surprised because our campaign expenses were approved in December 2022 and refunded in February 2023,” said an unnamed official from the National Rally, speaking to AFP.
“We don’t know what it’s about. We found out that an investigation had been opened, like everybody else, on [French television] BFMTV this morning,” he said.
The CNCCFP had already noted irregularities in Le Pen’s 2022 presidential campaign, refusing to refund posters that were plastered on buses, in what was seen as a breach of campaign advertising rules.
According to AFP, Le Pen invested close to €11.5 million in her unsuccessful 2022 presidential campaign.
milktanksadmirer on July 9th, 2024 at 12:33 UTC »
She never mentioned Ukraine till the exit polls. She was saying that she will do changes to immigration and the economy but as soon as the exit polls were released she started saying that she’ll cut down Ukraine aid, she won’t allow Ukraine to use French weapons, etc
Within 1 day the elections results made it clear that she is not going to win
MoonDoggoTheThird on July 9th, 2024 at 12:13 UTC »
She already stole shitload of money from the europeans years ago with fake jobs at the european assembly.
One presidential candidate (an actual worker) pointed that out during a debate, now she is scared shitless of him and refuse to meet him
mccannr1 on July 9th, 2024 at 11:58 UTC »
Last month: Le Pen celebrates EU election results
Past 48 hours: Le Pen's party underperforms and she might go to jail.
That's a rollercoaster of emotions I can get on board with!