Man, imagine banning people convicted of crimes of corruption from the government.
Sounds like totalitarian woke leftist beta snowflake bullshit to me
Judges handed Le Pen a five-year ban on running for public office with the added provision that it would take immediate effect. It will apply even if she appeals.
Le Pen, who left the court before the hearing had finished, was also sentenced to four years in prison with two years suspended and and the other two to be served outside jail with an electronic bracelet. She was handed a €100,000 (£84,000) fine. Neither the prison penalty nor fine will be applied until her appeals are exhausted.
Any French commenters able to contextualize this news for the rest of us? Le Pen’s party has been gaining popularity in recent years, if I recall correctly. How is this likely to impact them? Are they organized enough to continue on without her, or is this likely to seriously hurt their electoral chances?
It’s always good to see a fascist lose but I’m not tuned in enough to French politics to know the full significance of this.
It’s not so recent. Her father was in the second turn of the presidential election in 2002. Still the RN (rassemblement National) far right party is bigger than ever with 123 elected member in the National assembly (out of 575). They don’t really have a back up. She took the reigns from her father, she is the name of the party. The second (Bardella) is young and inapt, and he also has some problem with the law (fake work)
May her body reach room temperature expediently.
Seems like a light punishment that will allow her to run after the 4 year ban runs out. And conservatives love the persecution angle and having victim complexes. Corruption should bar you from a government position forever.
Capitalism and the injustice system reveal themselves in the weak-ass “justice” handed out to the rich.
- https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2025/03/186479/moroccan-father-deported-after-24-years-in-france/
- https://www.courthousenews.com/french-national-sentenced-to-10-years-in-prison-for-stealing-1-8-million-from-california-controller-office/
- https://news.artnet.com/art-world/spider-man-thief-prison-sentence-paris-art-heist-867287
Just asking for a friend. Did they stop public beheadings in France…
( Please note, this is just an awful joke. In no way do I advocate the death sentence. in any shape or form.)
Considering we chose to have no consequences for our felon ex-president, this seems like the better route to go…
