Le Pen’s Party Says HQ Raided in Parliamentary Aides Case
- Party characterizes search as ‘media operation’ to harm vote
- Latest polls show Le Pen narrowing 2nd-round gap on rivals
Le Pen Gains Ground in French Polls as Opponents Stumble
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French investigators searched the headquarters of the National Front as part of a probe into whether party leader Marine Le Pen used European Parliament money to pay for jobs related to domestic politics.
In a statement, the party characterized the search as “a media operation whose only goal is to disrupt the smooth operation of” Le Pen’s presidential campaign “at a moment when she’s made major advances in the polls.”