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Marine Le Pen speaks for first time after being barred from French presidential election
- Marine Le Pen plans to appeal her conviction that bans her from competing in France's next presidential election after receiving a two-year prison sentence with a one-year suspension and a €100,000 fine for misusing EU resources.
- The ban on running for public office is immediate and will last for five years, but other penalties will activate after Le Pen's appeals are finished.
- Le Pen criticized the ruling as politically motivated, claiming that there are millions of French people who believe in her.
- The allegations against Le Pen involve diverting close to €3 million of European Parliament funds meant for assistants to pay party staff, as revealed by the prosecution.
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The Star Kuala LumpurAfter Le Pen ruling, accusations of 'lawfare' land in France
Marine Le Pen accused the judiciary of deploying a “nuclear bomb” to blow up her presidential hopes, adding France to the countries where accusations of “lawfare”—political meddling by judges—are gaining currency. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd
Marine Le Pen Responds to Court Banning Her from Running for President: ‘Millions of French People Have Been Silenced’
In a chilling glimpse of how the U.S. 2024 presidential election could have panned out, French leader Marine Le Pen has been banned from running for president in France by a weaponized court. The post Marine Le Pen Responds to Court Banning Her from Running for President: ‘Millions of French People Have Been Silenced’ appeared first on Slay News.
Reporter's Notebook: Aftershock from a political 'earthquake' as Le Pen barred from presidential run in 2027
Marine Le Pen was barred from office after a court conviction, sparking political shockwaves and claims of a targeted move to block her 2027 presidential bid.
Immunity of politics: François Bayrou first of caste
After the judgment condemning Marine Le Pen, a large part of the French political class offended by the fact that judges could make an elected one ineligible. François Bayrou, former singer of the moralization of public life, is today the main advocate of the privileges of his class.
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Thelocalreport.inFrench Far Right Insists 'We Will Win' Despite Marine Le Pen's Election Ban
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen insisted Tuesday that her movement could still win 2027 presidential elections after she was banned from standing for office as part of an embezzlement conviction. She was given a prison term and fine on Monday after being convicted of a fake jobs scheme at the EU parliament, a verdict that sparked an international echo including from US President Donald Trump. But the most serious part of the conviction was…
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