France’s Le Pen vows to fight election ban, says verdict ‘violates rule of law’
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A French court handed far-right leader Marine Le Pen a five-year ban on running for office and four years’ imprisonment on embezzlement charges Monday. Calling the ruling as a “dark day” for democracy,…

A French court has found far-right leader Marine Le Pen guilty of misusing EU funds to pay staff from her National Rally party between 2004 and 2016 and followed up the verdict on Monday with a sentence barring her from running for office immediately, possibly dashing her political ambitions of standing in the next presidential race.

  • jordanlund@lemmy.worldMEnglish
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    4 days ago

    "banned from running for political office for five years after being found guilty of embezzling European Union funds…

    a four-year prison sentence with two years suspended, to be served under house arrest, and a €100,000 ($108,000) fine.

    Her party, National Rally (RN), was ordered to pay €2 million in fines for the €4.1 million that it was accused of embezzling."

  • softcat@lemmy.caEnglish
    1·
    4 days ago

    Only for five years, and only if it will not see an appeal. Still, it’s a good start.

    • Cocopanda@futurology.todayEnglish
      01·
      4 days ago

      France burns their constitution and starts over every 15 years it seems. No way we could do that without Billionaires buying influence and removing more of our rights.