France’s Le Pen vows to fight election ban, says verdict ‘violates rule of law’
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A French court handed far-right leader Marine Le Pen a five-year ban on running for office and four years’ imprisonment on embezzlement charges Monday. Calling the ruling as a “dark day” for democracy,…

A French court has found far-right leader Marine Le Pen guilty of misusing EU funds to pay staff from her National Rally party between 2004 and 2016 and followed up the verdict on Monday with a sentence barring her from running for office immediately, possibly dashing her political ambitions of standing in the next presidential race.

  • jordanlund@lemmy.worldMEnglish
    14·
    2 days ago

    "banned from running for political office for five years after being found guilty of embezzling European Union funds…

    a four-year prison sentence with two years suspended, to be served under house arrest, and a €100,000 ($108,000) fine.

    Her party, National Rally (RN), was ordered to pay €2 million in fines for the €4.1 million that it was accused of embezzling."

  • softcat@lemmy.caEnglish
    181·
    2 days ago

    Only for five years, and only if it will not see an appeal. Still, it’s a good start.

    • Phytobus@lemm.eeEnglish
      12·
      2 days ago

      The verdict will stay in place even if she goes for an appeal. It can only be lifted if she actually wins the appeal but the chances of that are practically zero given the evidence.