The National Rally intends to maintain the pressure. The day after the requisitions against Marine Le Pen as part of the so-called trial of parliamentary assistants, the RN launched an online petition to support its candidate in the last presidential election, reports BFMTV, November 14, 2024.
Marine Le Pen counterattacks. The day after the requisitions made by the prosecutor in the context of the so-called parliamentary assistants affair, the National Rally decided to launch a petition to support its candidate during the 2012, 2017 and 2022 presidential elections, reports BFMTV, November 14, 2024 And for good reason, if the court follows the prosecutor's recommendations and pronounces a five-year ineligibility sentence, Marine Le Pen would not be able to run again. 2027.
The penalty of ineligibility being subject to provisional execution, it would be effective even if the RN deputy decided to appeal. To maintain the pressure, the party is stepping up and asking everyone to sign the petition “Defend democracy, support Marine”. The text accompanying the said petition is of the same order. “The prosecutors requested unprecedented sentences against Marine Le Pen and the executives of our movement, without nuance or taking into account the realities of parliamentary life”thus estimate the authorities of the RN.
Marine Le Pen proclaims her innocence
The National Rally denounces what it describes as “attempt to eliminate the voice of the real opposition”. A position supported by RN deputy Sébastien Chenu, on BFMTV. According to him, these are not “not for judges to decide who can run in the presidential election”referring to the penalty of ineligibility required against Marine Le Pen.
The latter has never ceased to proclaim its “innocence” since the trial opened. Furthermore, like Sébastien Chenu, she fears that the prosecution hopes “deprive the French of the ability to vote for those they want”. Especially since she is convinced that the court has already formed its opinion on the question. To be continued.
published on November 14 at 6:42 p.m., Pierre Fougères, 6Medias
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