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Jean-Paul, 74, received a suspended sentence and fines after smashing an egg on far-right leader Jordan Bardella’s head to warn citizens about the far right, court ruled.
- At a Montauban hearing on Jan 9, judges handed a suspended sentence to a 74-year-old man who last year cracked an egg on Jordan Bardella at a Nov 29 book launch in Moissac.
- Jean-Paul, 74-year-old retired farmer, apologised in court and said he wanted voters to wake up and to `warn citizens that we're falling asleep`, warning `once they're in power, it will be too late`.
- The court ordered €1,000 in fines and damages, requiring Jean-Paul to pay €500 plus €600 for Bardella's legal fees; Jean-Paul was also sentenced in 2022 after attacking Zemmour.
- With Le Pen barred, the legal timetable accelerates as the appeal trial starts next week, with a verdict expected in the summer for Marine Le Pen, 57, three-time presidential candidate.
- The National Rally is eyeing its best chance for 2027, and if Marine Le Pen fails to overturn her conviction, Jordan Bardella could run in her place.
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A 74-year-old Frenchman has been sentenced to a six-month suspended prison sentence for smashing an egg on the head of politician Jordan Bardella. Bardella is the leader of Rassemblement National (RN), the radical right-wing party founded by Jean-Marie Le Pen and until recently led by his daughter, Marine. The party was previously known as the Front National. The incident occurred in November at a book launch for Bardella. The retired farmer mus…
A French court sentenced Jean-Paul to six months of detention and payment of a threat for the November 29 case, when he threw an egg into Jordan Bardella's head...
The defendant, a 74-year-old retired farmer, had crushed an egg on the head of the RN president during a signing session in Moissac in November.
The man, a repeat offender, will also have to pay a fine of 1,000 euros.
Frenchman fined for cracking egg on far-right leader’s head
A French court on Friday handed a suspended sentence to a 74-year-old man who last year broke an egg on the head of the leader of France’s main far-right party -- and possible presidential candidate -- Jordan Bardella.
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