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French Court Strips Marine Le Pen of Her Local Mandate
- A French court rejected Marine Le Pen's appeal on April 10, confirming her removal as local councillor in Pas-de-Calais.
- The removal followed her March 31 conviction for embezzlement, which triggered an automatic ban from holding local office.
- Le Pen was sentenced to five years of ineligibility, a four-year prison term with two years electronic monitoring, and a €100,000 fine.
- Her lawyer Thomas Laval announced an appeal, stating that the dismissal violates democratic principles and that an appeal suspends removal.
- The ruling implies Le Pen cannot hold local office but retains her National Assembly seat; the final criminal appeal decision will come by summer 2026.
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A French court decided to withdraw the role of local representative of the Marine Le Pen in the northern region of Pas-de-Calais, as a result of the fact that he was found guilty of turning public funds.
REPORT - In the Nièvre, the historic constituency of the former socialist president passed into the hands of the National Rally (RN) in the last parliamentary elections.
Because Marine Le Pen was convicted, she also had to give up a local office. She objected – in vain.
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watson.ch/The withdrawal takes place in implementation of the judgment against the French legal national Marine Le Pen for embezzlement of EU funds. Le Pen wanted to have her office suspended as counsellor.
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