French National Rally leader Marine Le Pen found guilty in embezzlement case
- A French court convicted Marine Le Pen of embezzling European Union funds, resulting in a five-year ban from public office and a two-year house arrest sentence.
- The court found that Le Pen used EU funds intended for assistants to pay her party staff from 2004 to 2016, which was described by the judge as a "democratic bypass."
- Le Pen's conviction hampers her chance to run for president again in 2027, particularly after her strong showing against Emmanuel Macron in 2022.
- Political figures like Viktor Orbán expressed solidarity with Le Pen, while others criticized the ruling.
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EU has nothing to do with Le Pen ruling says Tajani
Deputy Premier and Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said Tuesday that a French court's decision to convict Marine Le Pen over the illegal use of European Parliament funds and ban the leader of the parliamentary party of the right-wing National Rally (RN) gr... (ANSA)
Le Pen Verdict Fuels Claims That Elites Are Colluding
Wall Street Journal: “The decision will strengthen a growing narrative among members of the Trump administration, as well as their right-wing nationalist allies in Europe, that liberal elites around the world are undermining democracy by weaponizing the judiciary against political rivals they don’t want to take power—in much the same way President Trump has claimed he faced legal prosecution before winning his second term.”
France's Marine Le Pen gets 4 years for embezzlement, with 2 under ankle monitor
Marine Le Pen, who was the frontrunner for the 2024 presidential elections, along with more than 20 members of her party, was convicted of paying her party's staff using funds from the European Parliament.
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