Société Générale, France’s second-largest bank, has requested that the far-right political party Front National (FN) closes its accounts with the institution. The request was made by a group of French banks and financial institutions in an open letter to FN, which is currently leading opinion polls ahead of regional elections on Sunday. Officials from the FN are challenging the decision. “I’ve noticed that Société Générale is very generous with Les Républicains, especially when it comes to renegotiating their debts, when they own €50m, which is not our case. An anonymous representative stated that the party had no debts with the bank and that the move was “a political challenge”.
Société Générale, France’s second-largest bank, has requested that the far-right political party Front National (FN) closes its accounts with the institution. The request was made by a group of French banks and financial institutions in an open letter to FN, which is currently leading opinion polls ahead of regional elections on Sunday. Officials from the FN are challenging the decision. An anonymous representative stated that the party had no debts with the bank and that the move was “a political challenge”.