nam 22 uu 4500 10.59704/31a1b199da7d241a DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 250407s2025||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.59704/31a1b199da7d241a doi eng 342 23 Schmitt-Leonardy, Charlotte Author aut Dictatorship of the Court vs. Will of the People? - Marine Le Pen’s Embezzlement Conviction Schmitt-Leonardy, Charlotte Verfassungsblog 2025-04-07 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier On March 31st, French politician Marine Le Pen was convicted for embe-zzlement of public funds – and sentenced to ineligibility to run for office for five years, effective immediately. Since then, the RN incessantly gathered outrage, calling out the “tyranny of judges” and claiming that the verdict end-angers democracy. After a week, it’s time to take a closer look at “the scandal”. Spoiler alert: There is no “political death” that might be the fault of a court – if at all, it was a (easily avoidable) suicide. CC BY-SA 4.0 France Judicial restraint Le Pen Marine | 1968– | Rechtsanwältin; Politikerin Marine Le Pen Presidential Elections Rassemblement National democracy (DE-588)131997335 gnd Le Pen Marine | 1968– | Rechtsanwältin; Politikerin Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://verfassungsblog.de/marine-len-pen-verdict/ raw object