Marine Le Pen, the leader of the National Rally party in France, has been convicted of embezzlement and is facing an uncertain future. Le Pen, who was caught siphoning off funds from the EU parliament, claimed the conviction was part of a conspiracy by “politically motivated judges.”
However, a recent poll shows that 31% of French people believe her sentence is unjust, leaving the country in a political quandary. Le Pen’s removal from the ticket for the upcoming election has left her with little time to regroup.
Despite this, Le Pen expressed determination to carry on fighting and evoked the spirit of Martin Luther King Jr. in her speech. Her supporters will be eager to know what her plan is going forward.
Le Pen now faces three options: waiting for an appeal next year, handing over leadership to another party member, or using her remaining MPs to trigger a national assembly crisis. The latter would be an act of anarchy and chaos, but Le Pen’s supporters may have wanted to hear her promise to continue fighting in this vein.
Fears of potential violence at the National Rally rally are subsiding slightly, suggesting that Le Pen is not yet prepared to ignite further unrest.
Source: https://news.sky.com/story/france-protests-far-right-rally-in-support-of-marine-le-pen-in-paris-after-election-ban-13341183