Summary
- Marine Le Pen and other National Rally (RN) chiefs are facing trial for allegedly embezzling money from the European parliament with fake jobs.
- The allegations cover contracts for parliamentary assistants between 2004 and 2016, where many were said to work exclusively for the party outside of parliament.
- The misuse of public funds charges could carry heavy penalties, potentially impacting Le Pen’s political aspirations.
- The RN has defended itself against the investigation, calling it political persecution.