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Le Pen convicted.

The full verdict is in and Marine Le Pen has been sentenced to five years of ineligibility, with immediate effect – effectively ruling her out of the 2027 presidential race.

The judges also gave Le Pen a four-year prison sentence – of which two years are a suspended sentence – and a 100,000 euro fine.
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National Rally president calls for ‘peaceful mobilisation’ after Marine Le Pen convicted of embezzlement – as it happened

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See, America? This is how it's done. It's not that difficult.
 
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Yeah, wow, the political elite facing accountability. If only America had a system like that.
 
She's appealing, so the judgement will probably be set aside for the time being. Predictably the other far right nutters around Europe were quick to decry it as 'Brussels' interfering with the will of the electorate...
 
I’m vaguely disappointed that I won’t get to vote against her in 2027. I’ll have to vote against one of her henchmen instead.
 
Italian Deputy PM

"Banning Marine Le Pen is a declaration of war from Brussels."
 
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