Police in France raided the offices of presidential candidate Marine Le Pen on Monday (20 February) as part of a fraud investigation.
The leader of the far-right National Front is suspected of using fake EU parliament contracts to swindle the EU taxpayer out of some €340,000.
A statement issued by the party claims the investigation is a media smear campaign designed to derail her presidential ambitions.
"For the second time, a raid took place at the same offices, over the sa...
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