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Marine Le Pen Faces Possible Ineligibility as Paris Tribunal Decision Looms

The Paris tribunal is set to rule on March 31, with prosecutors seeking immediate ineligibility, imprisonment, and fines, potentially reshaping French politics ahead of 2027.

Marine Le Pen assiste à un rassemblement en soutien à l’écrivain franco-algérien détenu Boualem Sansal à Paris, France, le 25 mars 2025.
Marine Le Pen, le 25 mars, à Paris.
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Marine Le Pen arrive le 30 septembre 2024 au tribunal de Paris pour l'ouverture du procès des assistants parlementaire du Rassemblement national, soupçonnés d’avoir détourné des fonds du Parlement européen.

Overview

  • Marine Le Pen could face a five-year ineligibility sentence with immediate execution, barring her from running in the 2027 presidential election.
  • Prosecutors have also requested a five-year prison sentence, with two years firm, and a €300,000 fine for alleged misuse of European Parliament funds.
  • Le Pen has criticized the potential immediate execution of ineligibility as anti-democratic and has vowed to appeal any conviction.
  • The Rassemblement National faces internal criticism for its handling of the trial, with speculation growing about Jordan Bardella as a possible 2027 candidate.
  • Political leaders Olivier Faure and Fabien Roussel emphasized that Le Pen should not receive special treatment under the law, reflecting broader debates on judicial impartiality.