Weeks have spent since the document was back and forth between the headquarters of the European Parliament in Brussels and that of the national demonstration in the 16th District of Paris. But now it is signed.
According to the BFMTV information, the Marine Le Pen party concluded, last week, a financial agreement with the European Parliament that provides for the payment of damages set by the Paris Court in its sentence issued on March 31 in the case of Eurodiputados attendees.
HE deal It establishes the regulation of around 3.5 million euros in two payments. A first payment of 1.5 million has already been made. The second must intervene since October.
“It’s starting to do a lot …”
In addition to the pronounced sentences, that the surprising marina of five years of inelegability with the provisional execution, and the fines, the Judicial Court of Paris 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 MEP of the National Front and that, according to Justice, have actually paid the attendees who worked “in the name of the party” and not “for the European activity” of their elected officials.
In addition, the Court also asked the RN to resolve the sum of 200,000 euros in the Euro-Parliament “in compensation for its moral damage.” A total of almost 3.5 million euros to which the legal interest is also added around 8%.
“It’s starting to do a lot …”, says a source close to Marine Le Pen’s party.
“Get in good arrangements” for the appeal judgment
A few days after the Court’s decision, Jordan Bardella, the head of the RN, had denounced a “financial death” of his movement.
“We are going to use all possible legal means to be able to compete in the presidential elections and defeat this attempt to put an end to the democratic functioning of France,” said Marine Le Pen.
What she did not do. In fact, the leader of the deputies of RN could have taken the first president of the Court of Appeals of Paris in an attempt to avoid having to immediately pay for these damages under article 514-3 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
But finally chose to go to payment immediately. “The idea is to put yourself in good provisions regarding justice, a source close to the archive blows. To demonstrate that the party does not intend to repeal judicial decisions for the appeal judgment.”
And to prevent the European Parliament from sending the sheriffs to the RN headquarters to obtain their 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 concentration, the payment of these millions will not be without consequences. Executed for their misadventures spent with bank establishments, the RN expected to completely self -finance its campaign for the 2027 presidential elections.
But this 3.5 million bill will force him to review his elections and request loans. “We always expect a part of self -financing of the campaign about 5 or 6 million euros. But otherwise, we will start studying the banks, says Kevin Pfeffer, the treasurer of the party. Even if not food a great hope with the fact that we can find a French bank to finance ourselves.”
It remains to be seen why candidate. Marine Le Pen or Jordan Bardella? “We do not choose the subject,” continues the treasurer. We have stressed that the surveys were the same for the two candidates. People who are ready to sponsor Marine Le Pen are ready to sponsor Jordan Bardella. “
Source: BFM TV
