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EU prosecutors searched offices belonging to the far-right Patriots parliamentary group on October 21 as part of a corruption investigation into the bloc's dissolved predecessor, Identity and Democracy, which included French National Rally leader Marine Le Pen's party. The raids represent an escalation in legal scrutiny of European far-right political organizations amid broader concerns about corruption and governance standards within the European Parliament. The investigation underscores international efforts to address potential financial impropriety within populist and nationalist political movements across the continent.