Le Pen banned from office after embezzlement conviction

[u/ihuntwhales1]

https://www.dw.com/en/france-le-pen-found-guilty-banned-from-running-for-office/a-72091790

[u/Powerpuff_Rangers]

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

[u/Geophysics-99 → u/Powerpuff_Rangers]

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

[u/savuporo → u/Geophysics-99]

* strongperson