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

[Dennis Donovan]

AFP News Agency
‪@afpnews.bsky.social‬
#BREAKING Court bans French far-right leader Marine Le Pen from running for office after conviction

March 31, 2025 at 6:01 AM

https://bsky.app/profile/afpnews.bsky.social/post/3llo3zywtob2j

Full story: https://www.democraticunderground.com/10143430182

[Meowmee]

1. Good news

[brakester]

15. "Oh, happy day!!

...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!

[Mike 03]

2. France dodges a bullet, again.

Some nations get all the luck.

[brakester]

16. I put it down to

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

[Takket]

3. But what about letting the voters decide?

[AZProgressive]

4. Recommend

DU is fast sometimes, I was just about to post this.

[brakester]

17. Moi aussie!

n/m.

[chicoescuela]

5. Imagine if our country had done the same thing. Jfc

[MLWR]

6. It's nice to know

that some countries honor and follow their constitution and laws.

[Lovie777]

7. That's how you do it...............

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

[Old Crank]

8. A big shout out to the Roberts court.

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

[brakester]

18. Where is the

"/s" label?

[Old Crank]

21. I figured people on this site

Wouldn't need it.....

[deminks]

9. Should have been us, but Barr, Mitch, and Roberts. nt.

[SheltieLover]

10. What a fucking concpt!

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

[djacq]

11. Wait... What?

There's accountability and justice in France?!

[mn9driver]

12. The French courts are still functioning. Unlike ours.

[Amishman]

19. I'd wait for the appeal to play out, this might not stand

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.

[Scrivener7]

13. Imagine that.

[UTUSN]

14. K&R for, if only here...

[Passages]

20. Sounds like a reasonable rule.

hmmmm

[travelingthrulife]

22. This is what should have happened here.

I am so ashamed of this country. This beacon on the hill.

[anamnua]

23. Le Pen has run out of ink. NT.