He launched a judicial investigation against Le Pen and the National Group for illegal financing

French authorities have launched a judicial investigation against National Rally leader Marine Le Pen and her party Suspicions of illegal financing of his campaign The Paris prosecutor’s office and sources close to the investigation reported on Tuesday, following a report by the national campaign audit commission for the 2022 presidential election.

The judicial investigation was launched on 2 July and includes the following charges: loans to a candidate in the electoral campaign from a legal entity; acceptance by a candidate in the campaign of a loan from a legal entity; misuse of property by persons performing public functions; Fraud committed against a public person, As well as forgery and the use of counterfeits, French media reported, citing judicial sources and the prosecutor’s office.

Marine Le Pen, whose National Rally party won the first round of the French election on June 30, saw her hopes of an absolute majority dashed this Sunday when His far-right formation came in third In the second round.