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France: Prosecutors Seek Prison Time and Political Ban for Le Pen

France: Prosecutors Seek Prison Time and Political Ban for Le Pen

Above: French right-wing party Rassemblement National (RN) MP Marine Le Pen (L) and RN vice president Louis Aliot (R) walk outside the courtroom during a break in the closing arguments hearing of their trial on Nov. 13, 2024, in Paris, France. Image copyright: Geoffroy Van der Hasselt/Contributor/AFP via Getty Images

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Le Pen's far-right party deserves its current scrutiny, as it's guilty of conducting one of the largest embezzlement scams in France's history. This trial is finally exposing National Rally's true ambitions: to prioritize racist and nationalist goals over lawful governance. A political party like RN, which seeks to divide social benefits based on the national origin of citizens, should never be in charge of public funding.


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