France’s Le Pen loses local council mandate after corruption conviction

France’s Le Pen loses local council mandate after corruption conviction

Decision follows her sentencing on March 31 to 5 years of ineligibility, along with 4 years in prison, 2 of which will be served under electronic monitoring - Anadolu Ajansı

A new blow for Marine Le Pen. The prefecture of Pas-de-Calais announced this Friday, 18 April, that it had taken the order formalizing the loss of the mandate of departmental councillor of Marine Le Pen. This decision follows its conviction in the case of parliamentary assistants, as recalled by 20 Minutes.The leader of the deputies of the National Rally can challenge this prefectural order before the administrative court. For the moment, the ad…

Marine Le Pen may, however, challenge this prefectural order before the administrative court. Such an appeal would be suspensive, according to the electoral code.

The leader of the National Rally (RN) had been sentenced at the end of March, in particular, to five years of ineligibility with provisional execution, in the context of the trial of his party's parliamentary assistants.

The deputy may, however, challenge this prefectural order before the administrative court. Such an appeal is suspensive, according to the Electoral Code.

According to the jurisprudence of the Constitutional Council, on the other hand, the leader of the National Rally retains her mandate as a Member of Parliament for Pas-de-Calais.