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This sentiment was echoed by Elon Musk who reacted to the sentence on X by saying: “When the radical left can’t win via democratic vote, they abuse the legal system to jail their opponents.”
From CNN International
When French far-right leader Marine Le Pen accused the judiciary of deploying a "nuclear bomb" to blow up her presidential hopes, she added France to the countries where accusations of "lawfare" - po...
From Reuters
A criminal court in Paris handed down the most severe sentence possible to the three-time presidential candidate: an immediate five-year ban on standing for office, a four-year prison sentence and a ...
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Marine Le Pen's ban has outraged France's far right - and they may well seek revenge
Could the National Rally retaliate in parliament by attempting to bring down the fragile coalition government?
Marine Le Pen’s Trump-style defiance over her conviction leaves France and its far right in a bind
Marine Le Pen has been a superstar of Europe’s far-right movement until a spectacular court ruling banned her from running for the French presidency in 2027.
Marine Le Pen seems politically dead, but can the far right win in France without her?
It’s my political death they want,” far-right leader Marine Le Pen claimed in November – a prediction that proved prescient, though few took it seriously at the time.
After Le Pen ruling, accusations of 'lawfare' land in France
When French far-right leader Marine Le Pen accused the judiciary of deploying a "nuclear bomb" to blow up her presidential hopes, she added France to the countries where accusations of "lawfare" - political meddling by judges - are gaining currency.
Le Pen co-defendant says judgement is 'a denial of democracy'
Speaking to the World At One's Sarah Montague, Bruno Gollnisch - a former MEP who was a co-defendant alongside Le Pen and was also found guilty - says the ruling goes "against all principles of law".
‘I Am Disgusted’: Le Pen Voters Voice Outrage Over Her Conviction
National Rally supporters say the court decision punishing France’s far-right leader for embezzlement will ultimately redound in her favor.
French court leaves Marine Le Pen’s political career on the brink
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen predicted for months that judges would not dare to immediately ban her from running for office if she was convicted for embezzling EU funds. On Monday, they did just that.
Le Pen ally denies planned rally a 'power play' against conviction
Marine Le Pen's party chief Jordan Bardella denied Wednesday any intent to strong-arm the French judiciary with a rally in support of the veteran far-right leader, after her conviction of embezzlement and a ban from standing for office.
France's Le Pen convicted of graft, barred from running for president in 2027
A French court on Monday barred French far-right leader Marine Le Pen from running in the 2027 presidential election after she was convicted of embezzlement, in a seismic ruling that could fuel global tensions over judicial efforts to police politics.
Far-right leader Marine Le Pen banned from 2027 presidential race, throwing French politics into disarray
Far-right figurehead Marine Le Pen has been banned from running for political office for five years after being found guilty of embezzling European Union funds, in a politically explosive ruling that has shattered her hopes of winning France’s 2027 presidential election.
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Le Pen's far-right party organizes Paris protest for Sunday
Marine Le Pen's far-right National Rally has organized a major protest for Paris on Sunday after a court barred her from the next French presidential election. The event in the city centre will include speeches by Le Pen and party leader Jordan Bardella.
AP Explica: La inhabilitación política de Marine Le Pen y las repercusiones para su futuro
La líder ultraderechista francesa Marine Le Pen ha denunciado como “un escándalo democrático” el fallo judicial que le impuso
Tribunal de Apelación de París mantiene viva la esperanza electoral de Le Pen
Las esperanzas de Marine Le Pen de mantener viva su candidatura a la presidencia de Francia en 2027 se vieron impulsadas después de que el Tribunal de Apelación de París señalara que debería poder emitir un fallo en el verano del próximo año,
Musk slams Le Pen ruling, says it will 'backfire' like Trump's as some on global right face legal troubles
Marine Le Pen’s sentencing in France has drawn global attention, with parallels made to legal battles faced by President Donald Trump, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro,
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