Marine Le Pen was heard Wednesday at the National Assembly by the parliamentary commission of inquiry into foreign interference about the Czech-Russian loan. At the center of the discussions, a loan of 9.4 million euros contracted by the former FN, then led by Marine Le Pen.
"It was that or death" of the party, in great financial difficulty, she told the commission. The loan was finally concluded in 2014. The debt, taken over by various companies following cascading bankruptcies, is still in the process of being repaid.