The French far -right denounces the decision and to call on mobilizations, while most parties to keep the court order.
The condemnation of far -right leader Marin Lepen is triggered inside the country, with the French political scene entering uncharted waters, with the far -right denouncing the decision and calling on mobilizations and most parties keeping distances from the court.
French Prime Minister François Bairou said “concerned about the ruling” of Paris court, which today found Le Penn for abuse of public money and condemned it to deprivation of the right to vote for five years.
This conviction jeopardizes the 56 -year -old politician for the 2027 presidential election, for which he is presented by polls as a favorite.
She was also sentenced to four years in prison, two of whom were to serve them under electronic monitoring. She was also a fine of 100,000 euros.
“Today is not only Marin Le Pen who was unjustly convicted: it was the French Republic who was killed,” said National Alarm (Lepen Party) President Zordan Bardela.
He called on a “popular and peaceful mobilization” against the condemnation of Lepen, a condemnation that described it as “a democracy scandal”. “Through our popular and peaceful mobilization, let us show them that the will of the people is stronger,” he said, posting a link to a reference to the party’s website, which denounces “the dictatorship of the judges”.
Distances from the conviction seems to have made Jean-Lyk Melanson of the French leftist party disobedient France. “The decision to remove a politician from the office must be up to the citizens,” Melanson said, stressing that he shares his party’s belief that the battle of Lepen’s far -right national alarm should not be held in court but in the elections.
The leader of the Conservative Republican Parliamentary Group, Loren Vouki, also criticized the court ruling. “The decision to condemn Marin Le Pen is serious and unprecedented,” he said.
He said it is not healthy for a democracy to prohibit an elected politician from participating in elections. “Political debates must be decided in the ballot box by the French people.”
From international reactions, those who rushed to express their support to Lepen and condemning the court ruling were the Kremlin, the nationalist Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, the vice -president of the Italian government and the president Musk.
Support to Lepen by parties and far -right faces in France and Europe
Their support for Marin Lapen after being convicted by the Paris court was expressed by political parties and people from the far -right, both in France and the rest of Europe.
The first international reaction came from Moscow where Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Petskov said that “more and more European capitals are choosing the path of violating the rules of democracy”.
At the same wavelength, far -right Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said Lepen’s solidarity, in Italy, Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini said that the French Justice decision was “inspired by the European Union” “Shocked” by the “extremely harsh ruling of the French court”.
Inside France, almost all the personalities moving in the far right expressed their support for Marin Lepen with first party president, Jordan Bardela, who said that “today Marin Lepen was not unjustly condemned, but the French was executed.”
Concerning the rest of France’s political parties, Republican Party MP Francois Xavier Belamy said that “no political positioning puts a person over the laws”.
In the left, Jean -Lyk Melanson said that “politicians are judged in the polls”, while the parties of the Socialists and Ecologists stressed that “when one steals the French money must be punished” and that “justice must be the same for those who are not elected.”
For “abuse of the legal system” Ilon Musk speaks
US billionaire Ilon Musk spoke today of “abuse of the legal system” commenting on the deprivation of the right of the right to be imposed on the leader of the French far -right Marin Lenn after being convicted of abusing public money.
“When the radical left cannot win through democratic vote, the legal system abuses to imprison its opponents. This is the fixed strategy that follows around the world, “Musk tells the X (former twitter) platform, adding to another post that:” There will be a reaction, as with legal attacks on President Trump. “
Bolsonaru characterizes “judicial activism” the decision against Marin Lepen
Former Brazilian President Zaich Bolsonaru told Reuters news agency today that the penalty depriving five years by French far -right leader Marin Lenn the right to claim public office is “left -wing.”
Lepen was convicted of abuse of European funds and the sentence imposed on her leaves her out of the race to claim the French Presidency in 2027, unless the decision is overthrown in the Court of Appeal.
“This ruling is clearly left -wing litigation. Where the right is present, the Left and the system will try to get their opponents out of the game, “Bolsonaru said in an interview. “Here in France, it is a tool for justice,” he added. “But it seems that this is spreading all over the world. The Left has found an easy way to maintain power, resorting to judicial activism. “
Right -wing leaders from European countries – including Italy, Spain and the Netherlands – have condemned the decision, referring to a “judicial exaggeration”.
Last week, the Brazilian Supreme Court unanimously decided to briefly brought former President Bolsonaru to trial on charges of attempted coup. He is in danger of a heavy sentence if he is found guilty, while seeing his hopes of returning to power in the future. Zaich Bolsonaru denies what he is blaming and denouncing his persecution as politically motivated.
Source: CYPE / RES-EIA