Survivor, persecuted by elites,… etc., etc… as expected, France’s highest court has cleared the way for Le Pen to run for president in 2027. The Paris Criminal Court ruling in 2025, which included a 5-years ban on standing for election, has been partly overturned.
I thought the 5-year ban was a dangerous, desperate idea. Political rights like who can vote or stand for election should be defended no matter who’s being targeted.
Le Pen and her colleagues were found guilty of misappropriation of European funds by paying the salaries of some of their party officials in France with money that should only be spent on salaries of European Parliament assistants. European Parliament assistants can be party officials, and the official seat of the European Parliament is in France (Strasbourg), so the crime they committed wasn’t far from the EU’s rules.
A fine and criminal record makes sense. But custodial sentences? And suspending political rights for 5 years??
So not really a ban at all, but just enough ammunition she can use it to say “they” tried to stop her, but she fought back and she’ll never give up on the people of France. Or whatever other populist nonsense to stir up anger at “the establishment” trying to oppress her and racists like her.
Great.
Yeah that’s our Trump moment. We’re fucked.
I think most people haven’t realised that the world is different from 20 years ago, not even with Trump being Trump.
The world, or probably just a couple dozen rich guys at a retreat, appears to want a 3rd war at this point, if it hasn’t already started one.
Comments on social media make harder to think it’s just a couple dozen rich guys. People forgot or have no idea what war is beside propaganda movies and the media push for war every day. I read every day articles that say how this or the other guy are absolutely sure that Russia is getting stronger and will attack a NATO country any moment. The drones appearing all over Europe are just a warning (even if hey seem to be all Ukranian drones). I also read at the same time that Russia is so weakened by the west that will capitulate any time. In war times you can say a thing and it’s opposite and if you point it out you are for sure a friend of this dictator or that other one. People are so used to thinking in black and white that having an opinion became the same as unconditionally supporting a sport team.
I mean, she’s not president yet. They could take care of it.