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Marine Le Pen, leader of the extreme right-wing French National Rally Party, Tallinn, Estonia, 14 May 2019. REUTERS / Ints Kalnins

It's a blow to the National Rally (RN). Three days before the European elections, the court confirmed that Marine Le Pen should repay € 300,000 to the European Parliament. At issue: the dubious employment of an assistant when the president of the far-right party was a MEP. Marine Le Pen screams for political decision.

" I warned you that nothing would be spared ." A few minutes were enough for Marine Le Pen to react to the decision of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU).

On Twitter, the president of the RN accuses a " system " that " manages badly, but defends well ". " Our response to these low maneuvers will be read at the polls! She concludes.

I warned you that nothing would be spared.
The system manages badly but defends itself well.
Our response to these low maneuvers will be read in the ballot boxes! MLP 😊 https://t.co/Vwynvgjqh8

Marine Le Pen (@MLP_officiel) May 23, 2019

Once again, Marine Le Pen plays arises as the victim of political justice. What will be the effect of this decision on Sunday's result?

Probably not negative, explains the entourage of the leader. At 3 days before the vote, the RN is at the head of the polls " and anyway the more we attack, the more we go up in opinion polls ", we repeat for months to the party.

In the case of parliamentary assistants , besides this European decision , in France, Marine Le Pen is indicted for " embezzlement of public funds ", as at least 15 other members of the party. The judges suspect the RN of having built a whole system of diversion to enable him to save on wages.