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PARIS — As Marine Le Pen awaits a verdict that will determine her political future, her chosen successor, Jordan Bardella, faces a legal problem of his own.
Just a week before a court ruling that could make Bardella his party’s presidential candidate, police raided contractors who worked for the party’s group in the European Parliament before it was dissolved in 2024.
While the 30-year-old leader of the far-right National Rally is not accused of wrongdoing, the raids are part of a snowballing investigation into what the Parliament says is a pattern of irregular expenses.
The case also sheds light on the National Rally’s continued business ties to figures close to extremist circles, potentially undermining the party’s effort to detoxify its image ahead of the 2027 French presidential election.
