Another nationalist political figure has been banned from running for office in what has become a global pattern of lawfare against populist figures who don’t adhere to globalist-prescribed policies.
On Monday, a French court convicted National Rally leader Marine Le Pen of misusing European Union funds. She is now barred from seeking public office for the next five years. The ban is effective immediately and it will remain in place during any appeal process. Le Pen also received a four-year prison sentence, half of which was suspended, the other half which she’ll serve with an electronic bracelet.
Jerome Riviere, a former member of the European Parliament, said the charges that led in this ruling were “phony”:
Basically the charges against her were that, as a member of the European Parliament, she hired people to work for her and instead of these people working in Brussels or Strasbourg at the European Parliament offices, she brought them in Paris to work.… And because she was the president of the party, and other members of the European Parliament did the same thing, she was deemed to have organized the scheme to embezzle the European Parliament. Those are phony charges. When you’re a politician and an elected member of the European Parliament, you are a member of the European Parliament even when you are in your own country. It makes no sense whatsoever.
Riviere said a recent poll showed Le Pen 12 points ahead of the next candidate. She was going to win the next election.
French People Silenced
Le Pen left the courtroom before the judge finished speaking. She told TF1 television that the ruling was a “political” attempt to stop her. “Let’s be clear,” she said. “I am eliminated, but in reality it’s millions of French people whose voices have been eliminated.” She vowed to fight on through any avenue she can.
Unless she can win a quick appeal, which experts deem unlikely, the 2027 presidential front-runner will not be unable to run.
The scariest element of Le Pen’s platform, as far as globalists are concerned, is her immigration stance. France, like much of Western Europe, has been inundated with mass migration from Africa. France has suffered numerous terrorist attacks committed by Muslims.
Le Pen has advocated for a reduction of immigration and the deportation of illegal immigrants who commit crimes. She has even proposed bans on hijabs in public spaces. She favors a “French first” policy with regard to employment, welfare, and accommodation.
While Le Pen is likely out, her party is not. Her No. 2, Jordan Bardella, will now likely be the presidential candidate representing the National Rally.
Part of a Pattern
Le Pen’s elimination is part of a clear pattern of lawfare against nationalist and populist leaders around the world.
On March 10, Romania’s Constitutional Court reaffirmed a decision by the Central Election Bureau’s to bar front runner presidential candidate Calin Georgescu, terminating his candidacy for good. The official reasons for Georgescu’s elimination were that his popularity was the result of Russian election interference and that he lied about campaign funding. Georgescu just so happened to be anti-European Union, anti-United Nations, pro-traditional values, and a fervent nationalist not wholly onboard with Western Europe’s proxy war against Russia.
Jair Bolsonaro, the former right-wing president of Brazil, is another figure being railroaded by judicial activists after the 2022 election victory was likely stolen from him. In 2023, Bolsonaro was barred from public office until 2030 for supposed abuse of power and attacking the legitimacy of Brazil’s voting system. Brazil’s Supreme Court recently ruled that he will stand trial for allegedly conspiring to overthrow the government. If found guilty, he could face a lengthy prison sentence.
Many Americans consider what’s happening with Le Pen, Bolsanaro, and Georgescu similar to what Donald Trump went through. Trump, however, cleared a number of lawfare hurdles. He also evaded at least two assassination attempts, and prevailed to win reelection last November.
