Party had no ‘system’ to misuse EU funds, Marine Le Pen tells appeal trial
French far-right leader says ‘never in my life’ would she ask an MEP to hire assistants to work for Front NationalThe French far-right leader Marine Le Pen has told a Paris appeals court there was no “system” set up by her party to misuse European parliament funds, as she gave evidence in a...
<p>French far-right leader says ‘never in my life’ would she ask an MEP to hire assistants to work for Front National</p><p>The French far-right leader Marine Le Pen has told a Paris appeals court there was no “system” set up by her party to misuse European parliament funds, as she gave evidence in a fresh embezzlement trial that will determine whether she can run in the 2027 presidential election.</p><p>“The word ‘system’ bothers me because [it gives] the impression of a manipulation,” Le Pen said on Tuesday, denying she had told members of the European parliament to hire assistants who instead worked for the party headquarters in Paris.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/20/marine-le-pen-appeal-trial-european-parliament-funds">Continue reading...</a>
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