With the clear goal of derailing her 2027 presidential bid, French far-right leader Marine Le Pen is facing a politically motivated prison sentence for alleged embezzlement.
The conviction imposes a five-year ban from public office that could silence France’s most powerful anti-globalist voice.
Le Pen immediately vowed to appeal what her supporters describe as a blatant attempt by the European establishment to eliminate their strongest opponent.
The court sentenced Le Pen to four years in prison with two years suspended and fined her 100,000 euros for supposedly misappropriating European Parliament funds.
The conviction stems from accusations that Le Pen and other National Rally party members used EU parliamentary assistant funds for national party activities instead of EU-related work.
Italy’s Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini, a staunch ally of conservative movements across Europe, immediately condemned the ruling as a “bad film” and a “declaration of war by Brussels” against those who dare challenge globalist agendas.
Jordan Bardella, the 29-year-old National Rally party president likely to take Le Pen’s place if she is forced to step down, did not mince words when he said French democracy had been “executed.”
Le Pen has been “unjustly condemned” in what many see as a desperate attempt by the French establishment to prevent her electoral victory in 2027.
Le Pen remains a favorite among French voters who are tired of uncontrolled immigration, deteriorating security, and economic hardship under President Emmanuel Macron’s leadership.
Recent polls showed she would win around 42% of the vote in the first round of the next presidential election.
Le Pen’s conviction conveniently removes a powerful conservative voice from the political stage just as her movement was gaining unprecedented momentum.
With Macron unable to run for a third term, the establishment appears desperate to prevent a conservative from taking power.
Fortunately for her supporters, Le Pen will appeal the conviction, delaying enforcement of both the prison sentence and the fine.
This move offers a critical window of opportunity to counter what many conservatives see as a politically motivated judicial attack.
The French Constitutional Council is also expected to decide whether immediately barring elected officials from running for office is legal.
The trial involved 25 defendants from the National Rally party, all of whom denied wrongdoing.
Still, Judge Benedicte de Perthuis claimed Le Pen was “at the heart” of the scheme.
The timing of this conviction speaks volumes as Le Pen’s party has successfully transformed into a mainstream political force popular among younger voters and blue-collar workers fed up with the status quo.
Le Pen’s conviction has been described as a warning about how far the global elite will go to silence conservative voices.
Le Pen was expected to win the next French Presidential election by 18%.
France just banned her from running.
Democracy has died in Europe. pic.twitter.com/wfBRCxjCJZ
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