French -remote leader Marine Le Penn stressed on Tuesday that his agitation could still win the 2027 presidential election, as he was banned from standing to the office as part of a embezzlement sentence.
He was imprisoned on Monday after convicting a fake jobs plan in the European Union Parliament, a decision that encouraged an international echo, including US President Donald Trump.
But the most serious part of the sentence was a five-year ban.-When standing for the effective-office, which ends him from the race.
Addressing his MPs on Tuesday, Le Penn, who considered himself a favorite in the 2027 election, where President Emmanuel Macron could not stand again, accused the “system” of rolling “nuclear bombs”, which was in a dialect to end the Presidential expectations.
“If they use such a powerful weapon against us, this is clearly because we are going to win an election,” Le Penn said, “We will not let it happen.”
Le Penn has said that she will appeal for “political decisions”, although a new test is not expected to be at least one year.
Whether it should fail, there is also a “Plan B”, with his protect a candidature and RN party leader Jordan Bardela, a 29 -year -old with a clever television and social media appearance.
‘Prominent candidate’
Le Penn’s sentence from far-flung down data across Europe, but Kremlin, X owners Elon Musk and Trump reacted in anger, while Italian Prime Minister Georgia Meloni expressed concern.
“He was banned from running for five years and he is a leading candidate.” Trump said, “Trump said,” Comparing his punishment with “Lofare”, “said Trump.
But the French government and prosecutors specialized against the attacks on the judiciary and especially in financial offenses against the 63 -year -old Benedict Day Perthuis in financial offenses.
Analysts said the court’s verdict could deepen France’s political crisis. His national rally (RN), which is the largest single party in Parliament, can complicate life for Prime Minister Francois Bayoro, which does not have a majority in the Lower-House National Assembly.
“Dill,” French Daily Liberation said on its front page, called the ruling as “political earthquake”.
“There is no untouchable: he made a mistake, he would have to pay for it,” a waiter, Nathnell Fitchou, said at the southern port of Marsile.
78 -year -old Nicole Prolhak said she was “angry” as Le Penn represented millions of French voters.
“But can we give to someone who has embezzled the country?”
‘Injured, not dead’
Bardela said that the party would like to organize “peaceful” rallies later this week.
Talking to Europe 1 radio, Bardela said Le Penn was judged with “cruelty and violence” and that her only mistake was the “ability to take the national camp to win”.
“Everything will be done to prevent us from coming to power,” he said.
He said that the situation can promote RN’s fate.
He said, “I tell that French does not lose hope. I think whatever is happening will make millions of people who do not vote for RN, vote for RN,” he said.
“We are injured. But we are far from being dead.”
‘No political decision’
Justice Minister Gerald Darmanin condemned the “unacceptable” threats against the judges, while French prosecutor General Remi Hetez said the decision was “not a political decision but a legal one”.
Le Penn took over the former National Front (FN) from his father Jean-Mary Le Penn in 2011 and has since demanded to clean its image. His father, who died in January, was often accused of making racist and anti -Jewish comments.
After three unsuccessful presidential campaigns in 2012, 2017 and 2022, pole showed Le Penne to be easily topped in the first round with the opportunity to win the presidency in the second round run-off.
He was sentenced to four years in jail by the Paris court. Two years were suspended and the other two will be served outside the prison with electronic bracelet.
Le Penn was convicted for a plan where the party was reduced to the pressure on its own finance using the European Parliament monthly allowances to pay the “fictional” parliamentary assistants to the party, which actually worked for the party.
Twenty-four people were convicted with a pen, all of them were RN party officials or assistants.
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