French far-right's Le Pen sentenced to prison and banned from office in embezzlement trial
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Le Pen may still appeal the four-year sentence, two years of it suspended, and five-year political ban, which came after she was found guilty of misusing $3 million to pay party staff.

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.

  • AidsKitty@lemmy.worldEnglish
    08·
    5 days ago

    This is how corruption of Democracy works. Those in power were going to get voted out of power you just convict the other side of “crimes”. They tried that in America too, had they succeeded it would have led to the country falling into armed internal conflict.

    • Jhex@lemmy.worldEnglish
      6·
      5 days ago

      Instead the Felon is now President, collapsing the economy, threatening sovereignty of multiple countries and likely to start a civil war… much better

      • AidsKitty@lemmy.worldEnglish
        13·
        5 days ago

        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.