The French right-wing politician has been barred from the 2027 presidential race.
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has rejected French right-wing veteran politician Marine Le Pen’s request to suspend the five-year ban on standing in elections, including the 2027 presidential race, which stems from an embezzlement conviction.
“In any event, the existence of an imminent risk of irreparable harm to a right protected by the Convention or its protocols has not been established,” the court wrote in its press release on Wednesday.
In March 2025, a French judge found the former leader of the biggest opposition party National Rally (RN) guilty of misusing public funds intended to pay for assistants to the RN members of the European Parliament. Le Pen has denied any wrongdoing and appealed the verdict, which she calls politically motivated.
Le Pen ran for president in 2017 and 2022, losing both times in a runoff to President Emmanuel Macron. The National Rally is currently the third-largest party in the National Assembly.
On Wednesday, police raided the RN headquarters in Paris as part of an investigation into alleged campaign finance violations and fraud. RN leader Jordan Bardella denounced the searches as an attempt to “destabilize the party and drive it into financial ruin.”
US President Donald Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance have publicly voiced support for Le Pen, which the French authorities dismissed as meddling in domestic affairs.
After seeing the legal pressure applied from the left to Trump the past 8+ years, not surprised a French judge was able to disqualify Le Pen.
Join the dots… Mrs Macron is lashing out and sulking. Is Macron coming to an end? Critics of Macron are being “found dead” [assassinated]. Fr. Police raid conservative party political opposition Headquarters over campaign finance elegations.
Le Pen prosecuted and sentenced to jail and band from holding public office for campaign finance laws. Le Pen party are opposed to funding Ukraine conflict and NATO escalation..
Romania elections interfered with to prevent political conservative opposition party who are opposed to funding Ukro war and NATO, from office; utilizing campaign finance laws.
Leftist Ursula von der Leyen no confidence vote like Friedrich Merz no confidence vote show they are not wanted, but at present no Leftist alternative to hold-off the conservative opposition leadership.
Like France, Germany are financially broke, but they can’t hand political office to their opponents unless they have started war. Then the conservative parties are stuck with war. It’s the same for Romania, Europe nations.
The warmonger ‘immunity idol’ has been handed from Macron to Merz. Macron is on his last legs. Merz is now the one saying all the dumb sh*t to escalate and provok war tension. They want war for a financial reset. Just like WWI and WWII.
Wonder how long it will be before Frances corrupt establishment trigger another revolution? People can only tolerate so much of seeing their right to democratic representation gamed and sabotaged. to the benefit of globalists.
It will happens if France defaults and people don t have access to enough food. The gilets jaune ( yellow vests) were already severely repressed
Then it will be also the end of the EU.
Macron follows Brussels’ s orders. And brussels represents US globalists
It is long past time to get the guillotines out of the french museums and back into action.
Why keep rigging the elections at great cost when you can just ban her 🤷🏼♂️