US EditionFrench court rejects Le Pen challenge to parliamentary election rules
France's highest administrative court upheld Marine Le Pen's five-year ban after her conviction for misappropriating €2.9 million in European Parliament funds, barring her from public office.
- On Wednesday, France's highest administrative court rejected Marine Le Pen's challenge, saying the appeal sought to amend the law beyond the Prime Minister's powers.
- The case stems from findings that the National Rally party funnelled €2.9 million from European Parliament funds between 2004 and 2016 to pay staff working for the party.
- Le Pen argued that the immediate application unfairly infringed her political rights and asked the Council of State to refer a QPC to the Constitutional Council.
- The Paris Criminal Court sentenced Le Pen to four years, including two to be served, plus a €100,000 fine, and she remains barred from standing in future elections.
- Le Pen's legal saga continues with an appeal trial set for January 13 to February 12, advisers say they will exhaust every legal avenue, and the ruling casts doubt on the 2027 presidential election.
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The president of the RN MPs who challenged François Bayrou's then Prime Minister's refusal to abolish the legal provisions relating to the sentences of ineligibility with immediate application for the elected officials, did not succeed before the administrative authority.
The condemned French politician Le Pen is still not allowed to take part in elections.
Because Marine Le Pen is convicted of embezzlement, France's right-wing populist is not allowed to take part in elections for five years. Le Pen appeals the verdict and suffers a slump. In view of the government crisis, the decision should not be taken.
Marine Le Pen has tried to appeal against their ineligibility, and a motion by the convicted right-wing populist faction leader has been rejected.
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