The naval lian A figure of an updating political movement In France, he was injured with a non -priest imprisonment and forbade the election for five years on Monday, when the court found her guilty of stealing funds of the European Union for paying a member of her national party.
Handing the verdict, the judge stated that the ban on public positions would take effect immediately, and it will not be able to appeal, which means that Le Pen will not be able to run for the French president in 2027, banning some unforeseen legal turn.
“The court took into account, besides the risk of re -violation, the main violations of the public order when the person who was already convicted … was a candidate in the presidential election,” said Judge Benedict de Petus, AFP reports.
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Recent surveys have shown that it most likely received at least the first round in these national elections.
The 56 -year -old Le Pen gathered 41% of the ballots in the last presidential election in French in 2022, and did not go down to run for the highest position of the country again.
Sitting in the first row of the Paris court, Le Pen whispered “incredible” when the judge spoke in detail about his reasoning about the verdict of the guilty. She left the court before the sentences were announced.
Le Pen, along with eight current or former party members, threatened up to 10 years in prison on charges of theft. The court said the four -year term, handed down on Monday, will be filed with a politician who bears an ankle bracelet to track her movements and not in prison.
She described the possibility of banning the presidential barature in 2027 as a “political death”.