Marion Maréchal’s Reconquête received nine times more donations than Marine Le Pen’s National Rally, analysis reveals
- Quarter of political donations in EU go to extremist and populist parties, data reveals
- Only seven EU countries require parties to reveal identity of all private donors
Political funding in France has swerved to the right, with private donations to the small nationalist group backed by Marine Le Pen’s niece overtaking those raised by President Emmanuel Macron’s ruling party.
Reconquête received €5.5m (£4.7m) from private donors in 2022, the year Macron secured a second term after a final round showdown against Le Pen, analysis by the Guardian of the annual reports of the 15 main French parties shows.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/30/political-donations-france-marine-le-pen-niece-marion-marechals-reconquete
Author : Lisa O’Carroll, Carmen Aguilar García and Pamela Duncan
Publish date : 2024-05-30 04:00:21
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