If found guilty, the French presidential hopeful could be ineligible to run for office for up to 10 years.

Marine Le Pen, long-time leader of France’s far-right National Rally and presidential hopeful, goes on trial in Paris on Monday accused of misusing European parliamentary funds.

More than 20 other senior figures in the party are also facing the same charges. They are accused of hiring assistants who worked on party affairs rather than for the European parliament which paid them.

If Le Pen is found guilty, she could face fines and imprisonment – and potentially be declared ineligible to run for office for up to 10 years, hitting her presidential ambitions.

  • @TelodzrumEnglish
    20•12 hours ago

    France regularly tries and convicts corrupt officials. If this is new to you, it just means you’re not paying attention.

      • @[email protected]English
        14•9 hours ago

        In 2023, Sarkozy’s attempt to appeal the decision was denied and he has been banned from holding public office for three years and but will still have the option of serving his sentence from home with an electronic bracelet.[182]

        A slap on the wrist ten years after you’ve retired isn’t going to persuade anyone not to do crime for a bunch of money and power.

        • @TelodzrumEnglish
          0•2 hours ago

          Those goalposts heavy?

          • @[email protected]English
            3•2 hours ago

            Lol, not everything is a logical fallacy…

            If I had made the original assertion and then moved my position on the matter… That’s moving the goal post.

            When someone disagrees with the underlying premise of your assertion, it’s just a rebuttal.