Marine Le Pen guilty about embezzlement - verdict follows
Marine Le Pen guilty about embezzlement - verdict follows
A paris court has the French right-wing extremist guide figure found guilty about infidelity. This judgment could lead to not being allowed to compete in the 2027 presidential election.
Details on the court ruling
The court announced the judgment on Monday shortly before 11 a.m. local time (5 a.m.). The sentence has not yet been announced, but is expected within the next hour. Before the judgment, the Parisian prosecutor had a five-year sentence, two of them on probation, as well as a fine of 300,000 euros (approx. $ 325,000) and a five-year incumbent lock.
allegations against Le Pen and her party
le Pen, their party racial nationally (marginal) and more than 20 of its members are accused of having used European parliamentary funds to pay employees who actually worked for the RN in France.
reactions to the judgment
After the trial in November, French Minister of Justice Gérald Darmanin commented on X that it would be "deeply shocking" if le Pen was to be excluded from elections. After three failed attempts to obtain presidency, the judgment of the election ambitions for 2027 could endanger. Surveys show that she is ready to replace Emmanuel Macron who cannot compete for a third term.
political effects for the National Rally
Under Le Pens Guided tour, the RN has tried to distance itself from its racist and anti -Semitic roots in order to give the party a more acceptable and potentially selectable image.
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