France’s right-wing supporters rally in Paris against Le Pen’s conviction
- Jordan Bardella called for a Paris rally to protest Marine Le Pen's ban from public office.
- A court ruling determined Le Pen was at the center of an EU funds embezzlement operation.
- The ruling banned Le Pen from running for office and included a fine of 82,635 euros.
- Le Pen stated a "nuclear bomb" targeted her party; Trump called the conviction a "very big deal".
- The ruling has sparked outrage, and the National Rally party will fight to have Le Pen as a candidate.
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A defiant Marine le Pen rallies in Paris
The right rarely take to the streets in France, but thousands gathered in Paris Sunday to hear Marine Le Pen pledge to continue the fight. The leader of the Rassemblement National was convicted of embezzlement last week, and among her punishments was a five-year political disqualification. She told her supporters she was a victim of a “witch-hunt” and they roared their agreement. Le Pen had assembled her members in parliament and supporters in t…
Waly Dia's column. "We moved from the RN trial to the judges' trial"
In his chronicle recorded on stage Saturday 5 April in Bourges (Cher), comedian Waly Dia recounts the conviction for embezzlement of public funds by Marine Le Pen and other elected officials and members of the RN.
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