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A French court found far-right leader Marine Le Pen guilty of embezzling over €3 million in EU funds, potentially ending her 2027 presidential bid.

The judge ruled Le Pen and 24 others misused European Parliament funds between 2004 and 2016 to pay National Rally party staff, calling it a deliberate scheme, not an error.

Prosecutors had sought five years’ prison and a public office ban. Even with an appeal, a provisional execution could bar her candidacy.

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[–] [email protected] 37 points 3 days ago (3 children)

If she's banned from running it will be the first instance of a western liberal country reacting appropriately to the resurgence of fascism. Good on France.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 3 days ago

The appropriate reaction would be to ban them for being fucking fascists, not for some incidental crime they happened to commit.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Well, she still committed financial fraud. It's more the judiciary doing its job. Sarkozy was also convicted after his presidency.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Yeah, if only other Western countries barred politicians from running or holding office if they’ve been convicted of a crime…

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 days ago

Instead, the US bars people from voting!

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 days ago

I'm worried/curious if macron would try to pardon her or find another way to allow her to stay in after he ran to them for help after the last election

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago

Nah, not the first.