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politics8 days ago•3 min saved

Le Pen: ankle-monitor would bar her presidential bid

Marine Le Pen said she won’t run for president if a court imposes an ankle bracelet, even if her five-year electoral ban is lifted. Prosecutors have asked for four years in prison (three suspended) and a €100,000 fine for embezzling funds from the European Parliament, with an appeals ruling due in July. The potential punishment and ban complicate the National Rally’s campaign, leaving Bardella as a likely stand-in, while Le Pen plans to prepare after municipal elections and insists she would not campaign under an ankle monitor.

via politico.eu|

#elections #france #jordan-bardella

politics1 month ago•4 min saved

Le Pen’s bid falters as five-year ban casts shadow over 2027 run

Marine Le Pen’s push to overturn a five-year electoral ban blocking her from the 2027 presidency appears waning, with prosecutors recommending the ban be upheld but not applied immediately and Le Pen signaling resignation while hinting she could yield to protégé Jordan Bardella; a verdict is expected before summer, leaving the legal path to rerun uncertain and shaping the National Rally’s strategy for the Elysée race.

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#electoral-ban #french-politics #jordan-bardella

politics1 month ago•4 min saved

Prosecutors push to uphold five-year ban on Marine Le Pen

French prosecutors urged the court to confirm a five-year electoral ban on Marine Le Pen tied to last year’s embezzlement conviction, a move that would likely bar her from the 2027 presidential race; they also sought four years in prison (one year custodial) but did not demand immediate ban, leaving open an appeal to the Cour de Cassation with a ruling anticipated before the 2027 vote. Le Pen could be replaced by Jordan Bardella, who has surged in polling in her absence.

via politico.eu|

#electoral-ban #embezzlement-of-eu-funds #france-2027-election

politics1 month ago•3 min saved

Le Pen’s EU funds appeal could decide her 2027 bid

Marine Le Pen opened a fresh appeal trial over the embezzlement of European Parliament funds, a case that will determine whether she can run in the 2027 presidential election. After a 2024 conviction that included a five-year ban and a four-year prison sentence (two suspended) plus a €100,000 fine for siphoning about €4.8 million to pay French party workers, a verdict is due by summer; the outcome could keep her off the ballot or clear a path for Jordan Bardella if she is barred. The five-year ban began in March 2025, and a reduced one- or two-year ban on appeal could end by March 2027, potentially permitting a 2027 run.

via The Guardian|

#2027-election #embezzlement #european-parliament-funds