The frontrunner in the race to replace Emanuel Macron as President, Marine Le Pen, is confined in her home, under house arrest for two years for violating an obscure law that “technically” makes her an “embezzler.” The move is a transparent effort to simple take out the non-globalist, nationalist candidate. Emanuel Macron called the decision a sign “that the judiciary is independent.”
The Trump administration has chosen to support Le Pen, calling her imprisonment “political persecution.” Thousands, though, continue to rally with regularity in support of now-imprisoned Le Pen, calling her prosecution and conviction a “witch hunt.” As of right now, Le Pen’s party, National Rally Alliance, is still ahead in the polls 37.1% to 2nd place’s New Popular Front at 26.3%.
Trump & State Department Slam France for Le Pen Ban—Expose Political Persecution | The Gateway Pundit– www.thegatewaypundit.com
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US President Donald Trump and the State Department have strongly condemned France’s decision to ban Marine Le Pen—an anti-globalist and sovereigntist leader of the National Rally party—from running in the 2027 presidential election. The move follows a court ruling that sentenced her to prison after finding her guilty of embezzlement and misuse of EU funds.
To conclude court proceedings that took place over the course of four months, a Paris court ruled on Monday that Marine Le Pen, former leader of the National Rally (RN) party, must serve a four-year prison sentence—though two years are suspended—and is prohibited from holding public office for the next five years. Unless successfully appealed, this decision will prevent her from competing in the 2027 presidential race.]
Prosecutors claimed that Le Pen improperly allocated EU funds meant for parliamentary assistants during her tenure in the European Parliament. Le Monde, one of France’s newspapers of record, reported that prosecutors argued in court that she and other National Rally figures redirected the money to finance party operations within France.
