Hungarian Orban supports Marine Le Pen despite accusations in France – World

BUDAPEST, 14 November. /TASS/. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban expressed his solidarity with Marine Le Pen, a member of the National Rally parliamentary group, who faces a request from the Paris Prosecutor’s Office that she be sentenced to five years in prison and barred from running for the same reason. term.

“I couldn’t believe the news about (Marine Le Pen) yesterday. Marine, please remember that we are with you in this fight! And remember: Being targeted by the judiciary was a critical step towards victory for the President (Trump).” The prime minister wrote on page X:

Orban had previously openly supported Trump during the case filed against him in the US.

Paris prosecutors accused Le Pen and her friends of mistakenly hiring assistants in the European Parliament. Investigators suspect Le Pen used EU funds to pay the salaries of her secretary Catherine Griset and her bodyguard Thierry Legier while they worked for her party.