US EditionMarine Le Pen Appeal Rejected: Council of State Upholds Ineligibility
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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.
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.
France's highest administrative court rejects Le Pen's challenge to electoral rules
PARIS - France's highest administrative court rejected a challenge to electoral rules by far-right leader Marine Le Pen on Wednesday, dealing a blow to her efforts to overturn a sentence that could derail her candidacy in the 2027 presidential election. Read more at straitstimes.com.
The Council of State rejected on Wednesday the appeal of the leader of the far right Marine Le Pen against the immediate application of his sentence of ineligibility handed down in April, which prevents him at this stage from running in any parliamentary or presidential elections.
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