The National Front, which became the National Rally, is accused of having been a “transmission belt” of Russian power. This is the conclusion of the report of the commission of inquiry into foreign interference, said parliamentary sources, confirming extracts revealed by RMC and Mediapart.
The report, written by Renaissance MP Constance Le Grip, leaked on Thursday. He insists on the “alignment” of the FN with the “Russian discourse” at the time of the illegal annexation of Crimea in 2014, a few months after having negotiated a loan from a Czech-Russian bank.
Party leader calls report ‘dishonest’
Marine Le Pen considered that this report was “dishonest and completely politicized”. “There is nothing, in fact”, she assured, denouncing “a political trial” during a press conference in Pas-de-Calais.
The far-right leader was auditioned last week by this commission on possible political counterparties in exchange for a Russian loan contracted by the former National Front in 2014.