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Le Pen and National Rally Party Face Trial Over Alleged Misuse of EU Funds
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Marine Le Pen, the leader of France's far-right National Rally party, and 25 other defendants, including her father Jean-Marie Le Pen, are on trial in Paris for allegedly embezzling European Parliament funds. The charges claim that they hired assistants to work on party affairs rather than for the European Parliament, which is a violation of parliamentary rules. If found guilty, Le Pen could face fines and imprisonment, as well as a possible decade-long ban from public office. The trial is being closely watched by Le Pen's political rivals, as she is a strong contender in the race to succeed Emmanuel Macron. Le Pen has denied any wrongdoing, stating that she and her party have not violated any rules.
We won't get out of this without making significant savings thanks to the European parliament.
We are going to prove that it is possible to be an assistant to a European parliamentarian and get involved in the life of the RN (National Rally).
I did not choose which assistants were assigned to me. That was decided by Marine Le Pen and others. I only signed the contracts.
Parliamentary assistants do not work for the Parliament. They are political assistants to elected officials, political by definition.
You ask me if I can define the tasks I assigned to my assistants; it depends on each person's skills. Some wrote speeches for me, and some handled logistics and coordination.
Every time the party or its leaders are attacked, it lets them cast themselves as the victim.
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- 1.US under Donald Trump
- 2.France under Emmanuel Macron
- 3.Corruption
- 4.Rise of Far-Right in Europe
- 5.European Commission under Ursula von der Leyen
- 6.French Politics
countries
- 1.France
organizations
- 1.National Rally
- 2.EU Parliament
- 3.European Anti-Fraud Office
- 4.French National Assembly
- 5.European Union
- 6.Socialist Party
- 7.Nouveau Front Populaire
- 8.Sciences Po University
- 9.University of Tours
- 10.Elysée Palace
