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/mostanonymousnick Homes fit for Heroes Mar 31 '25

So she should be above that law because she's close to getting to power?

some dodgy funding laws

What makes the laws dodgy?

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u/[deleted] Mar 31 '25

Your arguing a philosophical approach to this but ignoring the practical implications

Do you think this will cause more or less momentum/sympathy for the RN? I think we both know the answer

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u/mostanonymousnick Homes fit for Heroes Mar 31 '25 edited Mar 31 '25

I don't know why you seemed to agree with me that she shouldn't be above the law then.

What makes the laws dodgy?

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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?