US EditionFrench police conduct search at National Rally headquarters as part of financial investigation
PARIS, FRANCE, JUL 9 – The raid targets alleged illegal loans and fictitious invoicing in National Rally’s recent election campaigns, with no charges filed and the investigation ongoing, prosecutors said.
- French police raided the National Rally headquarters on July 9, 2025, as part of an investigation into alleged misuse of EU funds, according to its president Jordan Bardella.
- The European Public Prosecutor's Office is investigating alleged financial improprieties related to the National Rally's electoral campaigns from 2020 to 2024.
- Jordan Bardella characterized the raid as a 'spectacular and unprecedented' harassment operation against the party's electoral activity.
- The Paris prosecutor's office confirmed that searches were conducted, but no charges have been made against any person or entity thus far.
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French police have raided the premises of the far-right National Rally party over alleged irregularities in the financing of its 2022 and 2024 election campaigns. Party president Jordan Bardella called the raid "a new campaign of harassment."
The agents seized all the emails and accounting documents of the far-right party. The investigation focuses on possible irregular loans from wealthy militants and inflated bills.
French police raid far-right National Rally HQ over campaign finance, fraud allegations
French police raided Marine Le Pen's National Rally (RN) headquarters on Wednesday over alleged campaign finance violations and fraud, prompting its president Jordan Bardella to decry a "new harassment campaign" against the far-right party.
In addition to donations and loans, AFP reports that they are also examining possible controversial reimbursements from the state budget.
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