France’s Marine Le Pen faces probe for fraud, forgery in 2022 presidential vote

The Paris prosecutor’s agency said Tuesday it opened a preliminary investigation past week into suspicions of illicit financing of far-right French leader Marine Le Pen’s run during nan 2022 statesmanlike election.

The agency told The Associated Press that nan judicial probe opened July 2 into allegations of accepting a financial loan, misappropriation of property, fraud and forgery. It did not springiness details.

Le Pen hasn’t commented.

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The preliminary investigation was opened aft a study from nan National Commission for Campaign Accounts and Political Financing making love from 2023. The assemblage is responsible for monitoring candidates’ expenses. In French elections, candidates are barred from exceeding a definite spending limit.

French media reports said Le Pen is not nan only campaigner successful nan 2022 statesmanlike predetermination being investigated.

Her far-right National Rally statement antecedently was singled retired for exaggerating expenses connected run items utilized by candidates successful nan 2012 legislative elections. The Court of Cassation rejected nan party’s appeal, and it was fined.