Rassemblement National Faces Funding Challenges Amid Investigations
Rassemblement National struggles with funding due to banks' reluctance to lend amid ongoing investigations.
Key Points
- • Rassemblement National faces funding difficulties because banks are reluctant to provide loans.
- • Robert Ménard highlights challenges in securing campaign financing for political parties.
- • Arnaud Stéphan reflects on past experiences of political financing hurdles, comparing them to Emmanuel Macron in 2017.
- • Despite investigations, Stéphan believes they will not significantly impact the RN's electoral support.
The Rassemblement National (RN) party is encountering significant financial challenges, primarily due to a reluctance from banks to provide loans, raising concerns over its funding capabilities amidst ongoing investigations. Béziers Mayor Robert Ménard shed light on these struggles during discussions on Europe 1 and CNews, noting that it has increasingly become "complicated to ensure the financing of a political party when banks do not lend."
Arnaud Stéphan, a communications expert closely tied to RN’s Marion Maréchal, further emphasized this point, drawing parallels with the financial hurdles faced by Emmanuel Macron during his 2017 presidential campaign. Both he and Ménard articulated the broader difficulties political parties are now facing in securing necessary campaign budgets in the current financial climate.
Despite these financial strains and the cloud of investigations surrounding the party, Stéphan expressed confidence that the inquiries would not significantly dent RN's core electoral support. He asserted that such issues, even if substantiated, would likely not diminish the loyalty of the party’s base, maintaining a positive outlook on the potential for continued electoral viability in the face of adversity.