Marine Le Pen banned from running in 2027 and given four-year sentence

Re:Marine Le Pen banned from running in 2027 and given four-... by adev_ on Monday March 31, 2025 @09:07AM (#43534622)

And to be fair, not even only on the right side.

The left is in the same bath:

https://www.france24.com/en/20170718-france-far-left-leader-...

Since this case is making jurisprudence, the likeliness of them being convicted just become even higher.

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Re:Marine Le Pen banned from running in 2027 and given four-... by r00fus on Monday March 31, 2025 @11:36AM (#43536259)

This is really just a "they're all doing it too" finger pointing from Le Pen's party.

"The preliminary investigation - already targeting members of France's centrist MoDem party, conservative party The Republicans and the Socialist Party - was opened after a member of Marine Le Pen's far-right National Front asked the Paris prosecutor to look into the issue."

I glad all such allegations will be investigated.

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Re:Marine Le Pen banned from running in 2027 and given four-... by baggachipz on Monday March 31, 2025 @09:34AM (#43534879)

Good. Criminals should be held accountable. I can't believe there's even an argument about this. Whataboutism only breeds more criminal activity.

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Re:Marine Le Pen banned from running in 2027 and given four-... by leereeves on Monday March 31, 2025 @09:46AM (#43535007)

That hasn't happened yet though, it's only a preliminary investigation.

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