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French RTL: Marine Le Pen received millions of EUR from a Hungarian bank
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According to the French RTL, Marine Le Pen received HUF 3.7 billion (EUR 10.5 million) from a Hungarian bank. The loan is for the campaign of the presidential candidate.
According to hvg.hu, neither French nor international banks wanted to support Marine Le Pen’s campaign. However, the money suddenly arrived, and the French RTL believes it came from a Hungarian bank.
The news outlet highlighted that dozens of banks refused to give a loan for the presidential campaign of Marine Le Pen. Now, her party, the National Rally, has EUR 10.6 million to spend on her campaign, in time for the April presidential elections.
The party acknowledged that it received a loan but refused to admit that the creditor was a Hungarian bank. Later, the party allegedly confirmed to Le Monde that they received the money from Hungary.
Marine Le Pen visited PM Viktor Orbán last October.
Was not such a great deal for the Russian bank that financed Mrs. Le Pen’s 2017 presidential run – 9 million Euros still outstanding, now with a payment arrangement agreed through 2028 …