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Prosecutors search European Parliament offices of far-right Patriots bloc in graft probe

The European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, on October 20, 2026
The European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, on October 20, 2026. © Romeo Boetzle, AFP

EU prosecutors on Wednesday searched offices belonging to the far-right Patriots parliamentary group as part of a graft probe into the bloc’s dissolved predecessor, Identity and Democracy, which brought together several European far-right parties including French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen’s National Rally.

The far-right European Parliament group of French presidential frontrunner Marine Le Pen’s party said Wednesday EU prosecutors were searching its offices as part of a graft probe into its now-defunct predecessor.

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