The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) on Wednesday unanimously rejected the application French far right -wing politician Marine Le Pen for an accelerated cancellation preliminary measure imposed on March 31 by the Court of First Instance, which her It prohibits the candidate for the next five years for a public office. The judges justified this by leaning no irreparable harm included in the European Convention on Human Rights. The ECtHR received Le Pen’s request on Tuesday. TASR informs about this, referring to DPA.
The Paris Criminal Court acknowledged 56-year-old Le Pen, along with eight other members of her National Association (RN) and 12 by parliamentary assistants Fine more than four million euros from the European Parliament’s funds. At the same time, the court ruled that Le Pen cannot apply for a public office for the next five years. It is this part of the verdict that is considered the most controversial, writes DPA. It came into effect immediately – unlike the sentence of four years of imprisonment, two of them unconditionally.
A temporary prohibition to carry out a public office would prevent Le Pen from running in parliamentary and presidential elections, its lawyers said. This could suffer irreparable harm, which they believe justified the appeal to the ECtHR.
The closest presidential elections in which Le Pen was going to run again are scheduled for 2027. In the meantime, however, askedAnd his political protector Jordan Bardell to prepare for the candidacy in case she could not run for herself.
Le Pen appealed the verdict of the Paris court to a court in France. Its decision is expected next summer. If the judgment set aside, In 2027, Le Pen could run for the fourth time in the presidential election.