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Far-right leader Marine Le Pen banned from 2027 presidential race, throwing French politics into disarray
CNN ^ | 3/31/25 | Joseph Ataman, Saskya Vandoorne, Serene Nourrisson and Christian Edwards

Posted on 03/31/2025 5:16:53 AM PDT by hardspunned

Paris CNN — French far-right figurehead Marine Le Pen has been banned from running for political office for five years after being found guilty of embezzling European Union funds, in a politically explosive ruling that has shattered her hopes of winning the presidency in 2027.

A Paris court also handed Le Pen, who was the frontrunner for the next election, a four-year prison sentence with two years suspended, to be served under house arrest, and a €100,000 ($108,000) fine. She can appeal but the ban will stand unless overturned by another court.

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

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; France
KEYWORDS: 2027election; 2027frenchelection; christianedwards; demokrazy; eudemocracy; euliars; europe; europeansocialists; europeanunion; fakedemocracy; france; frenchelections; hangtheeukleptocrats; josephataman; lawfare; marinelepen; nationalrally; nationalrazor4macron; republiquebananiere; saskyavandoorne; serenenourrisson; stackingthedeck
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EU “democracy”. F’n Euroweeenie Nazis. I hate f’n Euroweenie Nazis!
1 posted on 03/31/2025 5:16:53 AM PDT by hardspunned
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To: hardspunned

“Far right” is the new “racist”.


2 posted on 03/31/2025 5:19:18 AM PDT by Tell It Right (1 Thessalonians 5:21 -- Put everything to the test, hold fast to that which is true.)
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To: hardspunned

Italy’s Deputy Prime Minister, Matteo Salvini, has strongly
criticized the idea of barring French politician Marine Le
Pen from participating in elections, calling it a
“declaration of war from Brussels.”

Meloni sees that she is probably next.


3 posted on 03/31/2025 5:20:45 AM PDT by hardspunned (Look for the“Putin Stooge” libel, news from Ukraine you’ve gradually grown to trust over 30 months s)
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To: hardspunned

My understanding is that she wanted good relations with Trump and an end to the Ukraine War, so it’s no surprise that she had to be cancelled.


4 posted on 03/31/2025 5:21:48 AM PDT by BobL
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To: hardspunned

Lawfare, les Français sont corrompus


5 posted on 03/31/2025 5:26:58 AM PDT by Az Joe (We can't spare President Trump; He fights!)
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To: BobL

“From Tallin in the Baltic to Odessa in the Black Sea, an iron curtain has descended across the Continent,”


6 posted on 03/31/2025 5:28:11 AM PDT by hardspunned (Look for the“Putin Stooge” libel, news from Ukraine you’ve gradually grown to trust over 30 months s)
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To: hardspunned

Good ole European democracy tariffs away...


7 posted on 03/31/2025 5:29:22 AM PDT by Nextrush (FREEDOM IS EVERYBODY'S BUSINESS-REMEMBER REV. NIEMOLLER)
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The National Rally has developed Jordan Bardella into leadership making him National Rally President in recent years.

He can take the mantle in 2027 if needed one only wonders what corruption they will accuse him of.


8 posted on 03/31/2025 5:30:47 AM PDT by Nextrush (FREEDOM IS EVERYBODY'S BUSINESS-REMEMBER REV. NIEMOLLER)
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To: Tell It Right

BTTT


9 posted on 03/31/2025 5:36:12 AM PDT by nopardons
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To: hardspunned

Soros is getting closer to completing his hero Hitler’s Third Reich.


10 posted on 03/31/2025 5:38:38 AM PDT by ryderann
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To: hardspunned

European governments are just as corrupt as ours if not more.


11 posted on 03/31/2025 5:41:55 AM PDT by virgil (The evil that men do lives after them )
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“From Tallin in the Baltic to Odessa in the Black Sea, an iron curtain has descended across the Continent”

Very true, but they still have one weakness - no unified army. That’s why this Russian Boogieman crap is so important to them as eventually a Marine LePen type will slip through the cracks and point her country towards the freedom and prosperity of Russia and demand the same for her people.

That, of course, has to be suppressed - with tanks if necessary.


12 posted on 03/31/2025 5:42:38 AM PDT by BobL
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To: virgil

Who do you think helped ours install the POTATUS and go after Trump?


13 posted on 03/31/2025 5:44:05 AM PDT by mewzilla (Swing away, Mr. President, swing away!)
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To: Nextrush

Jordan Bardella is a limpwrist coward and a bum.

He was invited to speak at CPAC but backed down when he accused Steve Bannon of waving a Nazi salute to the crowd.

This type of milquetoast “leader” will never survive leftwing attacks. Good riddance. /spit


14 posted on 03/31/2025 5:45:00 AM PDT by Flavious_Maximus (Tony Fauci will be put on death row and die of COVID!)
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To: hardspunned

How do you say “BANANA REPUBLIC” in French?..................


15 posted on 03/31/2025 5:46:55 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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To: hardspunned

Political retribution and lawfare is what the left does. And she is not “far right”.


16 posted on 03/31/2025 5:47:29 AM PDT by I want the USA back (America is once again GREAT!)
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To: Flavious_Maximus

Bardella did make it to Jerusalem the other day for the “Antisemitism Conference” and was in good company with Geert Wilders Party of Freedom etc. etc.

That event boycotted by lefties like the ADL.

In France a “limp wrist” perhaps polls better I see that in his polling numbers he’s only a few points off Le Pen and the economic mess will help him.


17 posted on 03/31/2025 5:50:08 AM PDT by Nextrush (FREEDOM IS EVERYBODY'S BUSINESS-REMEMBER REV. NIEMOLLER)
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To: mewzilla

The Five Eyes were up to their five eyeballs in it. Btw, where’s the CrossFire Hurricane release of files?


18 posted on 03/31/2025 5:54:58 AM PDT by hardspunned (Look for the“Putin Stooge” libel, news from Ukraine you’ve gradually grown to trust over 30 months s)
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To: hardspunned

Time for another French Revolution.


19 posted on 03/31/2025 6:04:25 AM PDT by FlyingEagle
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To: FlyingEagle

The revolution already happened. The counter revolution will come or France will be lost permanently.


20 posted on 03/31/2025 6:08:28 AM PDT by hardspunned (Look for the“Putin Stooge” libel, news from Ukraine you’ve gradually grown to trust over 30 months s)
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