Inside the growing judicial cloud over France’s far-rig ht party

France’s far-right Rassemblement National is entering the political summer under a cloud of deepening judicial scrutiny.
From alleged misuse of EU funds to questionable campaign financing, the party aiming for presidency in 2027 faces mounting legal headaches, many of which strike at the heart of its financial and political machinery.
Top figures on the far right, including the party's president and MEP Jordan Bardella, have characterised the various legal proceedings as politically motivated, describing one of the cases as "clear harassment' against the party."
Elisa Braun and Laurent Geslin broke down some of the key cases dogging Marine Le Pen’s movement – past, pending, and future.