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 Timon3 on Tuesday April 01, 2025 @03:08AM (#43543724)

I don't think every criminal conviction should disqualify someone from running for office, but definitely every election-related crime. If you embezzle funds to instead market yourself for the election, who's to say you won't use your new government power for the same purpose?

Who's to say that you won't use your new power to help your party colleagues get away with the same crime, but this time without the public knowing about it?

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Re:Marine Le Pen banned from running in 2027 and given four-... by refurb on Tuesday April 01, 2025 @08:30AM (#43545966)

Fair point.

So if we create a system that allows people to be banned from holding political office how do we stop it from being abused?

We know that justice is subjective, and mistakes can be made.

I would point to Singapore as an example where defamation laws are routinely used to prevent opposition politicians from holding office.

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Re:Marine Le Pen banned from running in 2027 and given four-... by Timon3 on Tuesday April 01, 2025 @10:32AM (#43547254)

We could start by using election-related crimes as disqualifying events. Did you embezzle money to further your campaign? Sorry, you aren't allowed to participate.

Unless a justice system is captured by one party (like in the US), I trust it more to determine the truth than I trust politicians that want to abuse such "loopholes".

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