According to a report by the German Press Agency on April 1, Marine Le Pen, leader of the far-right party in France, condemned the disqualification order issued by the court as an attack launched by opponents for political purposes.
The report said that Le Pen stated in Paris on April 1: "The establishment has dropped a nuclear bomb. If they start using such extreme measures, it means we are going to win." She was referring to the presidential election in 2027.
At the age of 56, Le Pen is considered a strong contender to replace Macron. She was sentenced this week for misappropriation of EU funds and banned from running for office for five years, with the ban taking immediate effect.
The report also mentioned that Le Pen expressed that she would continue to fight, "it is to defend the interests of the French people, who have the right to choose their own leaders, and also to protect this crumbling country."
She called the court's decision "absurd" and vowed to challenge it.
The report noted that French Prime Minister François Bayrou also questioned the court's ruling that the disqualification order takes immediate effect. Bayrou said in parliament: "There indeed are problems. According to our legal system, there must be an appeal opportunity for every major criminal judgment."
However, even if the disqualification order is eventually lifted, the appeal process will take a long time. (Translated by Pan Xiaoyan)
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