Fraud case a “hard blow” for Le Pen’s presidential bid

Fraud case a “hard blow” for Le Pen’s presidential bid

Journalist Diane de Vignemont breaks down Marine Le Pen’s fraud conviction, her appeal and what it means for her future.

The presidency was very close to Marine Le Pen, but her father's system of fraud became a disaster for her. Now the hour of the crown prince of the influential family, who does not want to be built up the way to power, is beating.

Right-wing populist Le Pen blows after the first shock over her conviction to attack. With shrill tones the RN covers the threatening prison sentence and stylizes his presidential candidate as a victim of justice. On the track remains the carefully maintained seriousness.

After the ruling of the leader of the far right, several figures of the National Rally criticized this court decision with sometimes misleading arguments.

Marine Le Pen presents himself as a victim of justice. But the jurisprudence shows that in similar cases politicians were punished harder. Now she remains one last hope.

Since the condemnation of Marine Le Pen on 31 March, the French media have tried to denounce this "reactionary international" who dares to take the party of the leader of the RN group to the Assembly against our judges. Aperitif introduction. In search of the most inept statements made following the condemnation of Marine Le Pen, it did not take long to fall on the rare pearl, in the event of a message from Marine Tondelier, National Secretary o…