February 01, 2017 at 09:10AM
Front National leader in France faces her MEP’s salary being docked over claims she paid party staff out of EU money
Marine Le Pen, the leader of France’s far-right Front National, has refused a demand to repay nearly €300,000 (£258,000) of EU funds that a European parliament investigation alleged she misspent.
An investigation by a European parliament watchdog claimed that between 2011 and 2012 Le Pen had illicitly paid party staff for Front National work using money that should only be used for MEPs to pay assistants for legislative tasks.
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