France, Le Pen under investigation by the Prosecutor’s Office: “Illicit financing in the 2022 campaign”
The Paris prosecutor’s office has opened a judicial investigation into the suspicion of illicit financing of Marine Le Pen’s campaign during the 2022 presidential election. BFMTV learned from reliable sources. Jordan Bardella’s party is in the crosshairs of the Paris prosecutor’s office, BFMTV learned from confirmed sources. The judicial investigation into the suspicion of illicit financing of Marine Le Pen’s campaign during the 2022 presidential election was decided after a report last April by the National Commission for Campaign Accounts and Political Financing (CNCCFP), the French TV adds.
BFMTV recalls that during each election, candidates are prohibited from exceeding a spending limit established by law. With supporting invoices, the Control Committee then examines the electoral accounts of each candidate to see if they have remained within the limits. If the candidates have respected the established rules, the State reimburses them for part of their electoral expenses. But if the candidates do not respect the rules, the CNCCFP can “reform” their electoral account, reduce the reimbursement granted by the State and, if necessary, take legal action to investigate. It is on this basis that the CNCCFP has submitted to the Paris Prosecutor’s Office a report, under Article 40, on Marine Le Pen’s electoral account during the 2022 presidential election, the broadcaster adds. According to information from Agi, Marine Le Pen is not the only candidate in the 2022 presidential election to have been the subject of a CNCCFP report. But just recently this has triggered the opening of a judicial investigation. According to BFMTV information, Marine Le Pen is not the only candidate for the 2022 presidential election to have been the subject of a report by the Committee.
