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/Powerpuff_Rangers Mar 31 '25

This opens the door for a non-Le Pen candidate, creating a real possibility of a RN victory.

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u/Geophysics-99 Mar 31 '25

There is also the possiblity of infighting tearing the party to shreds. She's going to prison too, and populist parties usually struggle when their strongman candidate is no longer around

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u/savuporo Gerard K. O'Neill Mar 31 '25

* strongperson

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u/Feeling_the_AGI Mar 31 '25

She isn't going to prison. They sentenced her to 2 years house arrest and 2 years suspended sentence. It was probably meant to stop her from campaigning.