French Police Raid Main Headquarters of "National Rally" Party in France

The French police raided the main headquarters of the far-right "National Rally" party, and the party's leader Jordan Bardella described the raid as a new harassment. This step comes after the conviction of the party's former leader Marine Le Pen for misusing European Union funds and being banned from running for 5 years. Bardella plans to run for the presidency in 2027 if Le Pen's ban continues.


Jordan Bardella, the leader of the far-right "National Rally" party in France, said on Wednesday that the police raided the party's main headquarters, including the offices of party leaders.



The raid on the party's offices comes months after a French court convicted the party's former leader Marine Le Pen of misusing funds from the European Union, and sentenced her to a 5-year ban from running for any public office, as well as a 4-year prison sentence, with 2 years suspended and 2 years under house arrest, in addition to a fine of 100,000 euros (108,200 dollars).

Since Le Pen lost the EU funding case, Bardella has repeatedly stated that she remains the undisputed leader of the National Rally party, but he has also indicated that he will take charge if necessary. Le Pen has described Bardella as a "key element" of the National Rally party.

Bardella has shown increasing interest in running for the presidential elections in France scheduled for 2027, if his current leader Marine Le Pen remains banned from running by judicial decision.