Far right election gains ensure a financial jackpot for Le Pen's National Rally

Marine Le Pen expresses satisfaction in her constituency of Henin-Beaumont shortly after exit polls put her RN party out in front, and she was re-elected as the town's MP. REUTERS - Yves Herman

As France's far-right National Rally celebrate their remarkable surge in popularity following the first round of snap legislative polls on Sunday, Marine Le Pen is also lauding the state of the party's finances as electoral gains also translate into financial gains for their coffers.

The RN, as France's second largest political party, receives the most public funding after Emmanuel Macron's presidential majority Renaissance party.