Oleg Davigora23:57, 11/13/24

Prosecutors have demanded that the ban on public office take effect immediately, even if lawyers appeal.

Prosecutors in Paris have demanded that Marine Le Pen , the de facto leader of the far-right National Union party, be sentenced to five years in prison and bar her from holding public office for the same term. DW writes about it .

If the court accepts the charge, the 56-year-old Le Pen will not be able to run in the 2027 French presidential election. The accusers also demand that the party be fined two million euros.

Prosecutors have demanded that the ban on public office take effect immediately, even if lawyers appeal.

Le Pen herself accused prosecutors of seeking to “deprive the French of the opportunity to vote for those they want.” She stated:

“I have absolutely no feeling that I have committed even the slightest violation or even the slightest illegal act.”

Marine Le Pen – what is known about her

The politician is the leader of the French far-right populist political party “National Union”, which opposes the EU and reducing the number of new immigrants.

The party is known for its pro-Russian position and criticizes the sanctions imposed by the West against the Russian Federation. In 2014, Le Pen proposed to federalize Ukraine. She called Russia a great nation and added that the US is waging a cold war against the Russian Federation.

It is noteworthy that in 2022 the politician condemned the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation into Ukraine.

The case against the Le Pen party

Le Pen and more than 20 representatives of the “National Union” are accused of misuse of EU funds . According to the indictment, the politician managed an illegal “system” in which people appointed to the positions of assistants to deputies of the European Parliament, who received a salary for this, actually worked either for Le Pen herself or for her party. The total damage is estimated at almost 7 million euros.

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