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Editorial: Le Monde
April 7, 2025
- Marine Le Pen has been convicted to four years of prison and five years of ineligibility for public fund misappropriation.
- Le Pen has targeted the justice system, suggesting 'red judges' are interfering in the electoral process.
- The RN has reignited arguments suggesting that popular sovereignty has been violated.
- Le Pen has thanked 'foreign personalities' for their support, amongst them Donald Trump, despite his unpopularity in France.
- Le Pen's conviction comes from her guilt in the misappropriation of public funds in the case of the national front's European parliamentary assistants, with a damage estimated at more than 4 million euros.
Conclusion: Le Pen's response to her conviction, including allegations against the judiciary and aggravating support from unpopular figures, indicates a refusal to take responsibility and an attempt to deflect blame.