The Minister responsible for Relations with Parliament Nathalie Delattre taken aback by Darmanin’s defense of Le Pen – Libération

The former Minister of the Interior gave his support to Marine Le Pen, finding it “shocking” that she could be judged ineligible after the prosecution's indictment on Wednesday, which also requires a five-year prison sentence, two of which will be closed.

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Quite a day Wednesday for “common base”, and in particular for the presidential troops. After having had their coffee while reading the congratulations addressed to Elon Musk by the Minister of the Civil Service Guillaume Kasbarian, soon imitated by the president of the Republicans of the Île-de-France region Valérie Pécresse, the Macronists were able to fall asleep discovering the support given by Gérald Darmanin to Marine Le Pen in her offensive against a judicial decision.

While the prosecution on Wednesday requested five years in prison against the three-time presidential candidate, two of which are closed, and five years of ineligibility with provisional application – which would prevent her from running in 2027 – the former minister of 'Interior was indignant about X. “It would be deeply shocking [qu’elle] be deemed ineligible and, thus, cannot stand before the suffrage of the French