Well, there you have it. Yet another fine, upstanding populist leader cruelly railroaded by the oppressive forces of accountability. Marine Le Pen, a woman so dedicated to the sacred principles of nationalism that she apparently decided EU funds were part of France’s rightful territorial claims, has been convicted of embezzling €4.4 million and banned from public office for five years. This, of course, is just another case of the deep state conspiring against the real champions of the people, who, through no fault of their own, just happen to keep getting caught with their hands in the till. It's entirely unfair. You can’t expect a fish to climb a tree, a dog to do calculus, or a populist to resist the lure of taxpayer money. The current system is clearly designed to entrap those with a healthy sense of self-importance, a disregard for political norms, and an uncanny ability to turn every ethical lapse into an attack on democracy itself. Frankly, I don’t know how much longer we can tolerate this blatant discrimination against self-aggrandizing frauds, it's un-European.
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cwyewv8xdp7t 'Je suis Marine!' European politicians rally for Le Pen published at 07:05 07:05 Here is some of the latest reaction from around the continent to Marine Le Pen's sentence: Dutch far-right politician Geert Wilders voiced shock, pledged his "100 per cent" support, and said Le Pen would win an appeal "and become president of France" (as a reminder, our correspondent says that seems unlikely) Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban backed Le Pen on social media and wrote: "Je suis Marine!" - meaning "I am Marine!" In Russia, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov claimed "more and more European capitals are going down the path of trampling over democratic norms" Italian Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini said: "The ruling against Marine Le Pen is a declaration of war by Brussels, at a time when the warlike impulses of Von der Leyen and Macron are frightening. We will not be intimidated, we will not stop: full steam ahead my friend!" Image source,Reuters Image caption, "I am shocked by the incredible tough verdict," wrote Geert Wilders
Let us bow our heads while remembering past victims of accountability, deep state, wokeness & NPR-CRT.
Has Trump, Musk, or @notagain voiced their outrage against this conviction as a deep state conspiracy ??? wrbtrader
I don't know what's up with @notagain today, I fractured the fibula in my leg so bad at the weekend the doctor said it's basically a break and I'm here working. He's just lazy.
I think that France does not actually bar Le Pen from office, simply there courts have the power to apply ineligibility for a term which aligns with their upholding public safety and trust in governance role. A French-style judicial disqualification would likely be more consistent and legally grounded than the U.S. system, which leaves too much to political whims of the Senate and still can't stop a criminal from running.