Overview
- A Draguignan court cleared Rachline in the illegal-interest case tied to his appointments to two mixed‑economy companies that paid about €1,000 monthly.
- Prosecutors, who had sought a €30,000 fine with most suspended, have ten days to decide whether to appeal.
- Rachline announced a run for a third term at the tribunal and said he will campaign without the RN label, as he did in 2020.
- He and several aides are due in court on 22 September 2026 over suspicions of steering municipal security contracts to a close associate’s firm.
- The national financial prosecutor is also investigating possible corruption involving roughly €263,000 in contracts; Rachline denies the claims, spent two days in police custody in November, and is suing the author of a critical book.