US President Donald Trump described the court’s decision barring French far-right leader Marine Le Pen from public office as a “very big deal”. About this informs Political.
“It’s very important. It’s a very big deal. I know about it, and a lot of people thought she wouldn’t be convicted of anything. She was banned from running for five years and she was the leading candidate. It’s like this country, it’s very much like this country.”, — Trump noted.
At the same time, the representative of the US State Department, Tammy Bruce, commenting on the situation, emphasized that it is “worrying” when people are removed from participation in politics:
“Excluding people from the political process is particularly troubling given the aggressive and corrupt legal war being waged against President Trump here in the United States.”
We will remind that on March 31, the head of the far-right French party “National Union” Marine Le Pen was found guilty of embezzlement of the funds of the European Parliament. She was barred from standing for election for five years, which most likely precludes her from running in the 2027 French presidential election.
Marine Le Pen, who leads the polls in the race for the French presidency, called the court decision “political”. Her lawyer said that the sentence will be appealed. However, the ban on running for office remains in effect. Jordan Bardella, leader of the Le Pen party, called on the French to “peacefully mobilize” after the verdict.
