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Marine Le Pen Faces Potential Ineligibility Judgment Amid Parliamentary Assistant Case

Marine Le Pen Faces Potential Ineligibility Judgment Amid Parliamentary Assistant Case

The leader of the National Rally claims a potential sentence would not hinder her ability to criticize the government.
Marine Le Pen, the leader of France's National Rally (RN), is awaiting a judgment from the Paris Correctional Court regarding allegations related to the parliamentary assistants of RN MEPs.

The prosecution has recommended a five-year ineligibility sentence accompanied by a provisional execution, along with five years of imprisonment—two of which would be served in custody—and a fine of €300,000.

Le Pen stated that such a sentence would not impede her ability to scrutinize the government, asserting that she would remain capable of calling for a motion of censure.

"Even if there were a provisional sentence announced by the court tomorrow, it would not stop me at all from censuring the government.

Including to provoke new legislative elections," she told reporters at the National Assembly.

Expressing her dissatisfaction, Le Pen criticized the government’s energy policy, specifically targeting the 'multi-year energy programming' initiative slated for decree signature, which she described as a shame for committing the country to a €100 billion expenditure on intermittent energies, with €37 billion allocated for connecting offshore wind turbines to the grid.

Le Pen further lamented the lack of progress on proportional representation, a commitment made by President Emmanuel Macron, stating, "I see nothing coming on proportionality...

and I find that the wait is long." She also expressed frustration over what she termed total inertia in immigration policy.

In a separate but significant legal development, the Paris court is concurrently hearing the case involving former President Nicolas Sarkozy, who faces serious allegations surrounding the financing of his 2007 presidential campaign linked to the late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.

The national financial prosecutor has called for a guilty verdict for Sarkozy and his associates on charges including corruption and conspiracy, with penalties expected to be detailed soon.

Sarkozy's previous legal battles have included convictions for corruption and election financing irregularities, leading to concerns about a potential immediate custodial sentence in light of the ongoing proceedings.
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