France’s far-right leader Le Pen guilty of embezzlement in ruling that could end her career
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5 years ineligibility means she can't run for president in 2027 or for another MP seat. It means others will take over and gain visibility over her.
Yea, 2 years house arrest. Big deal.
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Summary
A French court found far-right leader Marine Le Pen guilty of embezzling over €3 million in EU funds, potentially ending her 2027 presidential bid.
The judge ruled Le Pen and 24 others misused European Parliament funds between 2004 and 2016 to pay National Rally party staff, calling it a deliberate scheme, not an error.
Prosecutors had sought five years’ prison and a public office ban. Even with an appeal, a provisional execution could bar her candidacy.
Good, she’s an awful person.
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Summary
A French court found far-right leader Marine Le Pen guilty of embezzling over €3 million in EU funds, potentially ending her 2027 presidential bid.
The judge ruled Le Pen and 24 others misused European Parliament funds between 2004 and 2016 to pay National Rally party staff, calling it a deliberate scheme, not an error.
Prosecutors had sought five years’ prison and a public office ban. Even with an appeal, a provisional execution could bar her candidacy.
I wonder if she'll write a book about her struggle
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Ohh edgy
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That's not moving goalposts. Your original comment was stating the system was sound because the politician was convicted. The person you are replying to was refuting that based on other failures of the french court system.
Good point. Original Commenter (OC) is claiming a specificity after the fact when initially they were claiming a generality.
As a reader though, OC's meaning came across in my first reading. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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I wonder if she'll write a book about her struggle
Ma Lutte?
Sounds like a medieval guitar.
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Summary
A French court found far-right leader Marine Le Pen guilty of embezzling over €3 million in EU funds, potentially ending her 2027 presidential bid.
The judge ruled Le Pen and 24 others misused European Parliament funds between 2004 and 2016 to pay National Rally party staff, calling it a deliberate scheme, not an error.
Prosecutors had sought five years’ prison and a public office ban. Even with an appeal, a provisional execution could bar her candidacy.
provisional execution could bar her candidacy.
Well, execution will definitely put a crimp in her political plans.
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Instead the Felon is now President, collapsing the economy, threatening sovereignty of multiple countries and likely to start a civil war... much better
It is better, it is our destiny. Decided by and for the people. The quality of our lives may improve or deteriorate but it's our destiny and there is nothing "better" than that.
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If she's banned from running it will be the first instance of a western liberal country reacting appropriately to the resurgence of fascism. Good on France.
Nah, not the first.
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Summary
A French court found far-right leader Marine Le Pen guilty of embezzling over €3 million in EU funds, potentially ending her 2027 presidential bid.
The judge ruled Le Pen and 24 others misused European Parliament funds between 2004 and 2016 to pay National Rally party staff, calling it a deliberate scheme, not an error.
Prosecutors had sought five years’ prison and a public office ban. Even with an appeal, a provisional execution could bar her candidacy.
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This is about France and not the USA.
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Summary
A French court found far-right leader Marine Le Pen guilty of embezzling over €3 million in EU funds, potentially ending her 2027 presidential bid.
The judge ruled Le Pen and 24 others misused European Parliament funds between 2004 and 2016 to pay National Rally party staff, calling it a deliberate scheme, not an error.
Prosecutors had sought five years’ prison and a public office ban. Even with an appeal, a provisional execution could bar her candidacy.
Is Trump now going to demand that the French government pardon her?
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It is better, it is our destiny. Decided by and for the people. The quality of our lives may improve or deteriorate but it's our destiny and there is nothing "better" than that.
Well the "destiny" you chose for yourselves is burning the world ... "We" certainly didn't choose that
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"could" end it.
Are we cooked as a species? Embezzlement is a pretty big crime. She should be going to jail and it should most definitely end her political aspirations
