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French Far Right Secures Tentative Support From Two European Banks for Presidential Bid

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Polls show Le Pen is the frontrunner to replace centrist President Emmanuel Macron in next spring's election. But her National Rally party has until now struggled to find a bank willing to lend it the campaign funds. Apart from donations, the only way for a political party to finance a presidential campaign in France is to obtain a bank loan. But several French banks, including Societe Generale and La Banque Postale, have refused, saying they no…

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"We are in very advanced discussions with two non-French but European banks", said Kévin Pfeffer, confirming information from BFMTV and franceinfo. These institutions, whose name he did not reveal, should give him an answer "by the end of the month", he added. "A bit optimistic" about obtaining this loan, he welcomes that this pre-agreement recognizes "the reliability and credibility of the party's file which offers all the necessary guarantees"…

·Issy-les-Moulineaux, France
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The torch party, in difficulty at every supreme vote to obtain a loan, obtained a pre-agreement of 10.6 million euros.

·Paris, France
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The National Rally hopes to obtain this loan by the end of November. The party needs more than 10 million euros to finance its campaign.

PARIS - France's far-right National Rally (RN) party has reached a preliminary agreement with two European banks to provide a 10.6 million euro loan for Marine Le Pen's presidential campaign, party treasurer Kevin Pfeffer said Tuesday, AFP reported.

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franceinfo.fr broke the news on Tuesday, November 10, 2026.
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