Marine Le Pen’s public office ban depriving French voters of their democratic rights, RN’s Bardella says – Europe live

Jordan Bardella, who is seen as the RN’s ‘Plan B’ if Le Pen fails her appeal, said he refused to consider this scenarioThe president of France’s far-right National Rally (RN) party has described a court’s decision to ban Marine Le Pen from public office for five years, wrecking her hopes of becoming president in 2027, as “disproportionate, political and partisan”.Jordan Bardella said the punishment for Le Pen’s conviction for embezzling European Parliament funds would deprive millions of French voters of their democratic right to put her in the Élysée Palace. Continue reading...

Marine Le Pen’s public office ban depriving French voters of their democratic rights, RN’s Bardella says – Europe live

Jordan Bardella, who is seen as the RN’s ‘Plan B’ if Le Pen fails her appeal, said he refused to consider this scenario

The president of France’s far-right National Rally (RN) party has described a court’s decision to ban Marine Le Pen from public office for five years, wrecking her hopes of becoming president in 2027, as “disproportionate, political and partisan”.

Jordan Bardella said the punishment for Le Pen’s conviction for embezzling European Parliament funds would deprive millions of French voters of their democratic right to put her in the Élysée Palace. Continue reading...