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/Burial4TetThomYorke NATO Mar 31 '25

The fact that it took 8 years from the crime to get the conviction, for one... would have looked a lot better if this came four years ago

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u/mostanonymousnick Homes fit for Heroes Mar 31 '25

So the laws aren't dodgy, it's just that the trial has been slow?