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Dennis Donovan

(31,059 posts)
Mon Mar 31, 2025, 05:03 AM Mar 2025

AFP: BREAKING Court bans French far-right leader Marine Le Pen from running for office after conviction

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#BREAKING Court bans French far-right leader Marine Le Pen from running for office after conviction

March 31, 2025 at 6:01 AM




Full story: https://www.democraticunderground.com/10143430182
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AFP: BREAKING Court bans French far-right leader Marine Le Pen from running for office after conviction (Original Post) Dennis Donovan Mar 2025 OP
Good news Meowmee Mar 2025 #1
"Oh, happy day!! brakester Mar 2025 #15
France dodges a bullet, again. Mike 03 Mar 2025 #2
I put it down to brakester Mar 2025 #16
But what about letting the voters decide? Takket Mar 2025 #3
Recommend AZProgressive Mar 2025 #4
Moi aussie! brakester Mar 2025 #17
Imagine if our country had done the same thing. Jfc chicoescuela Mar 2025 #5
It's nice to know MLWR Mar 2025 #6
That's how you do it............... Lovie777 Mar 2025 #7
A big shout out to the Roberts court. Old Crank Mar 2025 #8
Where is the brakester Mar 2025 #18
I figured people on this site Old Crank Mar 2025 #21
Should have been us, but Barr, Mitch, and Roberts. nt. deminks Mar 2025 #9
What a fucking concpt! SheltieLover Mar 2025 #10
Wait... What? djacq Mar 2025 #11
The French courts are still functioning. Unlike ours. mn9driver Mar 2025 #12
I'd wait for the appeal to play out, this might not stand Amishman Mar 2025 #19
Imagine that. Scrivener7 Mar 2025 #13
K&R for, if only here... UTUSN Mar 2025 #14
Sounds like a reasonable rule. Passages Mar 2025 #20
This is what should have happened here. travelingthrulife Mar 2025 #22
Le Pen has run out of ink. NT. anamnua Mar 2025 #23

brakester

(521 posts)
15. "Oh, happy day!!
Mon Mar 31, 2025, 08:23 AM
Mar 2025

...when Le Pen walked!"

This should be an inspiration to America. They ACT when hate knocks on their door! We just walk around in circles singing "La La La La La" with our fingers firmly stuck in our ears until it's much too late!

brakester

(521 posts)
16. I put it down to
Mon Mar 31, 2025, 08:28 AM
Mar 2025

courage, far-sightedness and a strong institutional memory.
America has centuries of two oceans and good neighbors to lull us into a trance.

Lovie777

(21,580 posts)
7. That's how you do it...............
Mon Mar 31, 2025, 06:00 AM
Mar 2025

the ignorance of the USA 6 SC US RW justices are astounding. The judges allowing voter bribery in WI.

Old Crank

(6,605 posts)
8. A big shout out to the Roberts court.
Mon Mar 31, 2025, 06:13 AM
Mar 2025

For forcing states to keep Trump on the ballot.
Shooting down Colorado by saying he could run even after promoting insurection.

SheltieLover

(76,148 posts)
10. What a fucking concpt!
Mon Mar 31, 2025, 06:39 AM
Mar 2025

Too bad repuke members of roberts court members are uneducable or they might learn something.

Amishman

(5,911 posts)
19. I'd wait for the appeal to play out, this might not stand
Mon Mar 31, 2025, 08:45 AM
Mar 2025

It's a big punishment for the exact details. At the same time, it feels well deserved like Capone going to jail for tax evasion. I don't know how much broader context french courts consider.

Background: Le Pen's party had assistants who were working for both the party and the EU parliament. In reality they were mostly doing party work while collecting a full paycheck from the EU. From what I've read, that double role blurring isn't uncommon with EU staffers, but this was significantly more blatant than most.

However, where this might not stand is that this was changed as embezzlement and Le Pen didn't personally profit from this.

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