Friday, 6. January 2017
Topic: JOEOEOEORG - on January 6, 2017 at 1:39:00 PM CET
Marine Le Pen asked to repay €9 million bank loan: reports
The far-right party has been struggling to raise election campaign funds.
French National Front leader Marine Le Pen was told to repay €9 million of a loan from a Russian-based bank, according to media reports. The Russian Bank Deposit Insurance Agency is calling in part of the loan granted by the First Czech-Russian Bank, which has since been dissolved, Le Monde reports. The National Front is operating thanks to two loans — one for €9 million and one for €2 million — from the bank dating from 2014.
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