Far-right leader could be barred from standing for presidency if she is convicted over alleged fake jobs scam

The future of the far-right leader Marine Le Pen – and France’s political landscape – will be decided on Monday when a court hands down its verdict on charges she and party officials embezzled money from the European parliament.

If convicted, the three-time presidential candidate of the National Rally (RN) could be barred from standing to succeed Emmanuel Macron in the 2027 presidential election.

Public prosecutors have demanded Le Pen be given a €300,000 (£250,000) fine, a prison sentence and that she be prevented from holding or seeking to hold a political position or five years.

  • GreyAlien@lemm.eeEnglish
    47·
    2 days ago

    Scary time, hopefully France do the right thing or else it might be the end of Europe.

    • Takapapatapaka@lemmy.worldEnglish
      22·
      2 days ago

      Scary times indeed, and sadly even if the right thing is done, those fuckheads have a successor at the ready, with a boosted mediatic presence, so I fear that either way it won’t change much.

      • GreyAlien@lemm.eeEnglish
        11·
        2 days ago

        Yup, especially since his last visit to israel and the European elections.

        It’s certain that they are propping him up, but he needs a lot of work to be credible in a national election. From my understanding and what I’ve seen, he’s charismatic on social media but loses all his appeal during debates because he’s stupid.

        If the European Union wants a future, it must get rid of these fascists and their oligarch handlers."