French far right calls for nationwide protests against Marine Le Pen ban

France’s far-right National Rally (RN) party is calling for nationwide demonstrations against a court decision to ban Marine Le Pen from public office for five years, seemingly wrecking her hopes of becoming president in 2027. Jordan Bardella, the RN president, said French people “must be outraged” after what he called a “disproportionate, political and partisan” judgment that would rob them of a voice in the election. Speaking after Le Pen’s conviction for embezzling European parliament funds, Bardella called for “peaceful, democratic protests” across France and said the party would be launching a leafleting campaign this weekend as part of a

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