Overview

• The European Public Prosecutor’s Office opened a probe on July 8 into suspected misuse of more than €4.3 million in EU parliamentary funds by the Rassemblement National and its former Identité et Démocratie partners
• An EU financial affairs report indicates the bulk of the funds were paid to e-Politic and Unanime, companies linked to Marine Le Pen’s close associates
• On July 9 Paris police executed a judicial raid at RN headquarters under an inquiry into illicit private loans, overbilling and fictitious invoices in the party’s 2022 and 2024 campaigns
• RN leadership, led by Jordan Bardella, has denounced both investigations as politically driven harassment aimed at weakening the main opposition party
• Marine Le Pen has appealed her five-year ineligibility conviction to the European Court of Human Rights and is awaiting a ruling