During today’s hearing, the general proposed the validation of the penalties imposed against her in the first instance, for the case of the virtual employment of her party executives in the period 2004 – 2026. Among these penalties was the five-year deprivation of the right to stand for election.
“The whole case and the attitude of the defense are toxic”
The attorney general outlined the toxic climate surrounding the case since its inception with the European Parliament’s report in 2014, arguing that it was a process that had been prolonged by a “collective defense, characterized by intense controversy,” with “at least 45 appeals” filed by the defense.
The confrontation culminated in threats against the judges, who on March 31 sentenced Marine Le Pen to four years in prison, two of which were suspended, and a fine of 100,000 euros, and mainly to five years of deprivation of the right to be elected with immediate effect.
If the Paris Court of Appeal, which will issue its final decision shortly before the summer, imposes the sentence itself, then Marine Le Pen will not have the right to run in the presidential elections of 2027. If, on the contrary, it imposes a penalty of deprivation of the right to vote for a maximum of two years, then she will be able to run for the presidency of the French Republic.
