Just to break down the French charges against Marine Le Pen and other members of her party—the courts allege that she “embezzled” funds by using EU money intended for the EU-wing of National Rally on their national (French) wing.
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Just to break down the French charges against Marine Le Pen and other members of her party—the courts allege that she “embezzled” funds by using EU money intended for the EU-wing of National Rally on their national (French) wing.
They’re supposed to be separate, but the overlap is basically impossible to avoid and every single European party, including liberal and leftist parties does this.
The fact that they’re going after Le Pen for this is lawfare, plain and simple. The system is being weaponized to go after conservatives and populists over the slightest infraction that the courts would otherwise turn a blind eye to.
Marine Le Pen is by far the most popular leader in France and her party has more public support than all of the others, individually. The EU couldn’t beat her in the polls so they used the courts to take her down.