France’s National Front faces funding shortfall before the 2017 election

PARIS — In the final months before the French elections, the National Front — the country’s far-right populist party — is struggling financially. But the reason for the party’s newfound woes has shed new light on an issue that extends far beyond France’s own borders. The issue is Vladimir Putin's Russia and its apparent interest […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2016/12/22/frances-national-front-faces-funding-shortfall-before-the-2017-election/