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Prosecutors in Le Pen’s case had asked a three-judge panel to ban her from running for office for five years and immediately execute that part of the sentence, even if she were to appeal, as opposed to waiting until all appeals have been concluded.
Typically in France, punishments are not levied until all appeals have been exhausted, as the presumption of innocence continues to apply. The process can take years.
If the court follows the recommendations, Le Pen could be barred from running in the presidential election scheduled for 2027.
The judges should deliver a verdict in Le Pen’s case Monday.
Le Pen, along with 24 co-defendants and her party, the National Rally, were accused of embezzling funds from the European Parliament by hiring parliamentary assistants to work on party business instead of EU affairs. All have professed their innocence.
The case that made it to the constitutional court concerns Rachadi Saindou, a former local official in Mayotte, a French overseas territory. Saindou was removed from office after being found guilty of embezzling public funds in 2024. However, lawyers for Saindou argued that the court had deprived voters of their constitutional right to freely elect their leaders by removing him from office before he could appeal.
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