In their right -wing populist party, the fact that the fines will enter into force on Monday against Marine Le Pen with immediate effect. Even French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou criticized the fact that the five -year ban on candidacy only paused the final. Le Pen was still able to compete in the presidential election in 2027.
Because the Court of Appeal announced on Tuesday that a decision about the three objections received in the summer of 2026 – and therefore on time before the presidential elections in the spring of 2027. In the following case, the decision could be withdrawn or limited. For the convicted politician who leads to first place in the current surveys, this was “good news”, as she explained to the French media.
Le Pen: “Millions of French excluded”
On Monday, the 56-year-old daughter of the now deceased party founder Jean-Marie Le Pen complained that she had no chance to participate in the race for the Élysée Palace. “To say it clearly: I am excluded, but in reality there are millions of French, whose voices are excluded,” Le Pen told TF1 on Monday evening. However, she continued to “protect” and “keep fighting” for her, said Le Pen on Tuesday in a press conference.
Your party also wants to continue with the fight. Chairman Jordan Bardella appealed on Tuesday to the national protests against the “political judiciary” in France. “We’re taking to the streets this weekend,” said 29-year-old Bardella, who is considered a replacement candidate in the presidential election.
The rights of Europe are behind Le Pen
Le Pen receives support from numerous legal politicians in Europe. The FPö-EU parliamentarian Harald Vilimsky spoke about X of a “scandal judgment”. “The judiciary left as a weapon like the elections no longer work. The new Europe has buried democracy today,” wrote the delegation manager of freedom in Brussels. The FPö and Le Pern’s party are located in the EU parliament in the same parliamentary group (Patriots for Europe, PFE).
Hungary Prime Minister Viktor Orbán also expressed his support in response to the judgment. “Your Suis Marine!” (“I am Marine”) The 61-year-old in French on X. He referred to the slogan “Je Suis Charlie”, who, after the attack on “Charlie Hebdo”, symbolized solidarity with the murdered editorial members.
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni spoke about a “sad day for democracy”. “I do not know the kind of accusations against Marine Le Pen, nor the reasons for such a difficult decision, but I think that no one is involved in democracy can judge that the chairman of a large party is hitting and millions of citizens,” Meloni de Romein said “Il Messaggero” daily.
Trump: Russia also spoke. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitri Peskow accused European governments of the violation of democratic rules. “More and more European capitals are taking the path of violation of democratic standards,” he said when he was asked about the judgment. There have been close connections between the Kremlin and Le Pens RN for years, as a report from the French parliament has been documented from 2023.
Trump compares the judgment with his situation before choice
US President Donald Trump compared the temporary exclusion of the French politician in elections with the situation in the United States. “It’s very bad. I know all about it,” he said on a press date in the White House. “It was forbidden to run for five years and she is the top candidate. That sounds like this country,” said Trump. Trump is likely to refer to the fact that claimants in different states had tried to prevent his participation in the party’s internal primaries for the US presidential election.
Source: Krone
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