Paris prosecutors opened an investigation into alleged Israeli interference in French elections.
The probe examines claims that an Israeli company ran disinformation campaigns targeting far-left candidates in local elections.
French investigators will review digital messaging patterns, funding flows, and communications that may link foreign actors to domestic political targets.
The case arrives amid wider European concern about covert influence operations during municipal and national votes.
Prosecutors in Paris have jurisdiction over national security and foreign interference allegations under French criminal law.
Far-left parties that competed in the affected local races had reported suspicious online activity during the campaign period.
Israeli officials have not issued public statements on the prosecutors’ decision to launch a formal inquiry.
If evidence supports the allegations, the investigation could produce charges under France’s foreign interference statutes.
French prosecutors are investigating whether an Israeli company ran disinformation campaigns against far-left candidates in local elections.
The Paris probe focuses on foreign interference allegations tied to municipal voting rather than a national ballot alone.
Investigators are examining disinformation activity said to target far-left local candidates.
Election security agencies across Europe are tracking similar foreign influence allegations.
Far-left campaigns said suspicious online messaging appeared during the local election period.
The investigation remains in its early evidentiary phase in Paris.
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