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French investigators probe far-right leader Le Pen's 2022 campaign finances

Far-right National Rally (RN) party leader Marine Le Pen after the second round of the snap legislative election, on 7 July, 2024. AP - Louise Delmotte

French investigators are looking into far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen's 2022 campaign finances for an election she lost to President Emmanuel Macron, prosecutors said on Tuesday.

A probe was opened on 2 July to examine allegations of embezzlement, forgery, fraud, and that a candidate on an electoral campaign accepted a loan, the Paris prosecutor's office said, giving no further details.

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