The French Prosecutor’s Office has opened an investigation for an alleged diversion of public funds against the president of Los Republicanos, Eric Ciottifor facts related to the 2022 legislative election campaignin a new investigation that clouds the pre-election scenario within the French conservatives.

The investigation is in the hands of the Nice Prosecutor’s Office, which opened the case on May 31 following a statement from the anti-corruption association Anticoraccording to sources from the Public Ministry cited by various media, including ‘Le Figaro’, ‘BFM TV’ and ‘Franceinfo’.

Specifically, prosecutors will examine whether there was any type of irregularity in the use of parking cards from the port of Nice provided by the Chamber of Commerce to people close to Ciotti. In total, eight people would have used these cards, including the leader of Los Republicanos himself.

Ciotti is precisely in the eye of the hurricane these days after his desire to reach an agreement with the far-right National Group For the next elections, he would take his own colleagues to try to remove him from leading Los Republicanos. Justice ended proving him right on Friday afternoonso for now he remains in office.