BFMTV info. The RN began to reimburse the 3.5 million euros in damages it owes to the European Parliament

BFMTV info. In addition, Marine Le Pen and Jordan Bardella’s party has already paid a first payment of around 1.5 million euros from European Parliament. Nevertheless, The second must intervene in October and may complicate the party’s task to finance the 2027 presidential campaign.

It has been weeks since the document went back. Similarly, forth between the headquarters of the European Parliament in Brussels and that of the National Rally in the 16th arrondissement of Paris. Similarly, But it is now signed.

According to information from BFMTV. In addition, the party of Marine Le Pen concluded, last week, a financial agreement with the European Parliament providing for the payment of damages fixed by the Paris court in its judgment rendered on March 31 in the case of assistants of MEPs.

The deal provides for the regulation of around 3.5 million euros in two payments. However, A bfmtv info. rn began reimburse first payment of 1.5 million has already been made. In addition, The second must intervene from October.

“It’s starting to do a lot …” – Bfmtv info. rn began reimburse

In addition to the sentences pronounced – that the one striking Marine Le Pen of five years of ineligibility with provisional execution -. However, the fines, the Paris judicial court had condemned, on March 31, the national rally to pay in the European Parliament the sum of 3,247,982.87 euros “in compensation for its economic damage”.

This sum to the nearest penny has nothing to chance: it corresponds to the compensation paid for years by the European Parliament to the former MEPs of the National Front. who, according to justice, have, in reality, remunerated assistants working “on behalf of the party” and not “for the European activity” of its elected officials.

In addition. the court also asked the RN to settle the sum of 200,000 euros at the Euro-Parliament bfmtv info. rn began reimburse “in compensation for its moral damage”. A total of almost 3.5 million euros to which the legal interest is also added about 8%.

“It is starting to do a lot …”, says a source close to the party of Marine Le Pen.

“Put yourself in good arrangements” for the appeal trial

A few days after the court decision. Jordan Bardella, the boss of the RN, had denounced a “financial death” of his movement.

“We are going to use all possible means of law to be able to compete in the presidential election. defeat this attempt to end the democratic functioning of France,” said Marine Le Pen.

What she did not finally do. Indeed. the leader of RN deputies could have seized the first president of the Paris Court of Appeal in an attempt to avoid having to immediately pay for these damages under article 514-3 of the Code of Civil Procedure.

But bfmtv info. rn began reimburse she finally chose to go to the checkout immediately. “The idea is to put yourself in good dispositions with regard to justice, blows a source close to the file. To show that the party does not intend to derogate from court decisions for the appeal trial.”

And to prevent the European Parliament from sending the bailiffs to the RN headquarters to obtain its due. In the event that the party is released during the appeal trial. the European Parliament should, in turn, and in the other direction, return the money to the RN.

For the RN. we will have to find a bank

Whatever the judicial strategy adopted by the national rally, the payment of these millions will not be without consequences. Exchased by his misadventures spent with banking establishments. the RN hoped to be able to fully self -finance his campaign for the presidential election of 2027.

But this 3.5 million bfmtv info. rn began reimburse bill will force him to review his choices and to request loans. “We always hope to self -finance part of the campaign around 5 or 6 million euros. But for the rest, yes, we will start to canvass the banks, says Kevin Pfeffer, the party treasurer. Even if I do not feed great hope to the fact that we can find a French bank to. finance us.”

It remains to be seen for which candidate. Marine Le Pen or Jordan Bardella? “We did not elected the subject,” continues the treasurer. We have highlighted that the polls were the same for the two candidates. People who are ready to sponsor Marine Le Pen are ready to sponsor Jordan Bardella. “