After yesterday (31.03.2025) conviction her Marin Le Pen For abuse of public money, her party denounces the manipulation of the “system”, saying that the establishment had threw a political nuclear bomb against it.
The judicial conviction against the leader of the French far -right Marin Le Pen, triggered upheavals on the French political scene.
Court of Paris sentenced Lepen for abuse of public money Because she used funds from the European Parliament from 2004 to 2016, which she received for associates of the MEPs of the National Alarm to pay, through virtual contracts, her party executives.
She was imposed on her right to be elected for five years, With immediate and 4 -year prison sentence (two years suspended, two years at home) and a fine of 100,000 euros. She has stated that will appeal against the decision. This conviction jeopardizes the 56 -year -old politician for the 2027 presidential election, for which he is presented by polls as a favorite.
Populist and far -right leaders from all over the world, from Kremlin, Washington, Italy to Hungary urged Lepen Defensecondemning the conviction against her.
Among other things, the Kremlin spokesman, the State Department, Hungarian Prime Minister Victor Orban, Italian Vice President Matteo Salvini, leader of the far -right Lega, Dutch far -right politician Geert Wilders, Brazilian far -right former president Bolsonaro, Ilon Musk and US President Donald Trump.
‘The establishment’
Denouncing “Intervention of Judges in the Presidential Election of 2027”, Lepen today attacked the “establishment” who “threw a nuclear bomb” against her.
“If they resort to such extreme measures against us, it is obvious that we are on the verge of winning the election,” the MP of the National Alarm (RN), referring to the 2027 presidential election, told her party. “
Earlier this morning, the president of the far -right French party national alarm, the Zordan Bardela denounced “the tyranny of the judges”, though he condemned “threats, insults and insults” against them.
THE French Prime Minister François Bairou He stressed that it offers’unconditional, his countless support ‘to the judges who issued the verdict against Lepen. He ruled that the government “has no right” to “criticize” a court ruling.
“Justice is not political, this ruling is not a political decision, but a judicial, and was taken by three independent, impartial judges,” said one of France’s two senior judges, Remy Aids, reacting to Criticism for Lepen’s conviction.
The Paris Criminal Court’s ruling has triggered mixed reactions from the French political order, with some from the Right and the Radical Left declaring opposing or keeping distances from the judges’ ruling, while socialists, environmentalists and communists.
Lepen announced that it will appeal to its conviction hoping for a new trial within a time frame that will allow it -if it wins the reversal of the Court of First Instance -to participate in the presidential election.
THE Justice Minister Gerar Darmann requested the trial within ‘more reasonable feasible time“, While recalling that” it will be up to the Paris Court of Appeal, which is absolutely independent (…) to set the date for this appeal “.
According to the usual timetables of the French judicial system, this possible trial is not expected to be held for at least one year, with a decision expected many weeks later.
Lepen’s “support” rally will be organized in Paris on Sunday, National Alarm (RN) announced.