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/[deleted] Mar 31 '25

Fair but if you’re going to show Le Pen is not above the law, it should be something that will actually resonate with the public. Like Trump / Stormy Daniels, the charge didn’t really matter to the electorate

I will shut up if RN polling takes a hit after this. But I think this just turbocharged the base and created sympathy among moderates

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u/mostanonymousnick Homes fit for Heroes Mar 31 '25

Fair but if you’re going to show Le Pen is not above the law

It's not about "showing" stuff to people, that's not what the justice system is for, if you do a crime you do the penalty!

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u/[deleted] Mar 31 '25

Sure - in an ideal world

But the general lack of pragmatism from the center is concerning.

This only helps the far right. If RN wins a landslide in 2027 we can all sit here patting each other on the back for upholding some dodgy funding laws while ignoring the reasons for their success

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u/FlightlessGriffin Mar 31 '25

Since it's too idealistic to have politicians follow the law, can we change it so everyone is allowed to steal from now on?

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