Marine Le Pen’s ‘Witch Hunt’ Talk Echoes Trump. Will It Work in France? – The New York Times

In the wake of Marine Le Pen's criminal conviction, the attacks on justice are increasing. But are the far-right parties political parties like the others?Charade. My first is the president of a French far-right political party, newly condemned to justice. My second is the historical leader of the Afro-American civil rights movement, murdered in the late 1960s.

Marine Le Pen invoked Martin Luther King Jr.'s civil rights fight after his conviction. The American activist's family criticized BFMTV for "false equivalences".

Marine Le Pen’s ‘Witch Hunt’ Talk Echoes Trump. Will It Work in France? – The New York Times

In the turbulent landscape of contemporary French politics, the rhetoric employed by leaders frequently enough serves as both a reflection of and a reaction to broader socio-political currents. Marine Le Pen, the prominent far-right figure and leader of the National Rally, has recently drawn parallels between her own criticisms of the political establishment and the [...]

In such an exceptional case, it would be neither conceivable nor desirable for judges to disregard the political scope of their decision.