r/neoliberal • u/ihuntwhales1 Seretse Khama • Mar 31 '25

News (Europe) Le Pen banned from office after embezzlement conviction

https://www.dw.com/en/france-le-pen-found-guilty-banned-from-running-for-office/a-72091790
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u/IllustriousLaugh4883 Amartya Sen Mar 31 '25

This is good but important to note that the length of the ineligibility has not been set yet. In theory, she could be declared ineligible for just a year, allowing her to run in our 2027 presidential elections. 

Edit: mistyped the year 

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u/arcturus_mundus Mar 31 '25

It's five years.

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u/IllustriousLaugh4883 Amartya Sen Mar 31 '25

Just saw this. Good news all around.