Overview
- AC !! Anti-Corruption lodged a complaint with the French financial prosecutor alleging that European Parliament money for MEP media training was diverted to prepare Jordan Bardella for the 2022 presidential race.
- The association cites Le Canard Enchaîné’s reporting that the training shifted in September 2021 from European parliamentary work to coaching Bardella for the national campaign.
- According to the complaint, the trainer was paid from the European Parliament budget allocated to members, with expenses intended for parliamentary purposes.
- The RN told AFP that Bardella contests the accusations and reserves the right to pursue defamation and false-reporting claims.
- AC !! calls for a broad inquiry alongside the European Public Prosecutor’s ongoing probe into the former ID group’s suspected €4.3 million in improper spending, noting the separate assistants case in which Marine Le Pen awaits an appeal set for January–February 2026.