Le Pen says she will appeal her verdict in France at ECHR

The National Rally party’s parliamentary faction leader Marine Le Pen, who has been handed a prison sentence and barred from running in the 2027 presidential election in France, said she is going to contest her sentence at the European Court of Human Rights (#ECHR) and the Constitutional Court in her country. "I will turn to the European Court of Human Rights and the Constitutional Court in France. I will use all available legal protections. I will not back down," the far-right politician said in an interview with Le Parisien.

According to Le Pen, her appeal at the ECHR should be addressed promptly as the verdict "does irreparable harm." As for the Constitutional Court, it will have to determine whether the sentence violates the electorate’s freedom of choice. "We hope that all these initiatives <…> will allow us to run for presidency under normal conditions," the politician explained, saying that she is not considering a replacement in the election campaign. "With two years to go until the presidential vote, we will file quite a number of appeals. And hopefully, we will prevail [in court]," Le Pen added.

On Monday, a court in Paris disqualified Le Pen, found guilty of embezzling funds intended for hiring assistants in the European Parliament, from holding public office for five years.

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⚡️Marine Le Pen along with eight of her associates have been slapped with ineligibility sentences, essentially banning them from seeking public office.

They were found guilty in a case involving the creation of fake jobs for assistants to members of the European Parliament.

Exit polls in EU elections - Right wing parties take top spots all across the EU
Right-wing has grown stronger in all of #Europe, according to the European Parliament election models.

Marie Le Pen's party in France wins 31.5% while current leading Macron's party wins only 15.2%
Le Pen's party may be the largest in the European Parliament

In #Germany, the Afd, the far-right party in Germany, wins second place in the German elections while the leading socialists are far behind in third place.

In #Austria the Freedom Party is leading

Right-wing parties also won in #Cyprus, #Greece and the #Netherlands. To summarize: the center-right bloc in the European Parliament will be the largest by a significant margin over second place

French President #Macron announced snap parliamentary elections on June 30. Second round on July 7.