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Fighting for her political life, National Rally leader Marine Le Pen appeared before a Paris court this week as she appeals an embezzlement case, which has seen her barred from standing in any election for five years.
At the Court of Appeals on Tuesday, Madame Le Pen began her appeal against last year’s conviction, in which she and other members of the then-National Front party were convicted of allegedly using EU party funds to finance RN operations in France.
Not only was Le Pen convicted over the alleged “embezzlement”, but was also given a sentence of five years of political ineligibility, which came into effect immediately, even during the appeal process, despite defendants usually regaining the presumption of innocence in France during such challenges. Crucially, the five year ban would prohibit Le Pen from running in the presidential election to replace Emmanuel Macron and likely ending her chances at achieving her longtime goal of winning the Élysée Palace.
While the National Rally leader took a combatitive position during her initial trial last year, claiming that it was blatant lawfare tactics by the establishment to keep her from taking power, she stuck a more conciliatory tone this week in Paris.
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Indeed, a report from the Follow the Money website in 2023 found that between between 2019 and 2022 one in five Members of European Parliament (MEPs) had broken the same rules Le Pen and her fellow party memebrs were accused of breaking, yet just one out of 139 had even faced an investigation over the matter. Critics say the funding issue is basically ignored unless the politicians threaten the European Union itself, when suddenly investigations begin.
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At the Court of Appeals on Tuesday, Madame Le Pen began her appeal against last year’s conviction, in which she and other members of the then-National Front party were convicted of allegedly using EU party funds to finance RN operations in France.
Not only was Le Pen convicted over the alleged “embezzlement”, but was also given a sentence of five years of political ineligibility, which came into effect immediately, even during the appeal process, despite defendants usually regaining the presumption of innocence in France during such challenges. Crucially, the five year ban would prohibit Le Pen from running in the presidential election to replace Emmanuel Macron and likely ending her chances at achieving her longtime goal of winning the Élysée Palace.
While the National Rally leader took a combatitive position during her initial trial last year, claiming that it was blatant lawfare tactics by the establishment to keep her from taking power, she stuck a more conciliatory tone this week in Paris.
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Indeed, a report from the Follow the Money website in 2023 found that between between 2019 and 2022 one in five Members of European Parliament (MEPs) had broken the same rules Le Pen and her fellow party memebrs were accused of breaking, yet just one out of 139 had even faced an investigation over the matter. Critics say the funding issue is basically ignored unless the politicians threaten the European Union itself, when suddenly investigations begin.
Le Pen Denies Wrongdoing in 'Political Death Sentence' Appeal
Marine Le Pen appeared before a Paris court as she appeals a conviction that has barred from standing in any election for five years.
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