A challenge, Le Pen tells supporters “I will not surrender” despite the ban for 5 years

Marine Le Pen, the right -wing French leader, told Paris’s chants on Sunday that she would fight The ban for a period of five years on her candidacy for positions And that resulted from the condemnation of embezzlement, as she threw herself as a weak representing those who “others” by the political elite.

In the exhibition of a crowd of several thousand people who chanted in her name, Mrs. Le Pen and her allies flowed against what they called the specific freedom of expression, the biased judges, and a “regime” built to maintain their party outside power. She said this happens, while the country disintegrates to “ruin and chaos.”

Ms. Le Pen said: “I will not surrender,” on the pretext that it was the target of “chasing the witch” with political motives to prevent her from competing in the presidential elections in France for the year 2027, in which it was a care in the foreground.

She said, “They do this for one reason.” “We are winning.”

Mrs. Le Pen’s condemnation was criticized by the world’s right -wing figures, including President Trump. He repeated her criticism of France, his grievances against American courts.

But it was less fiery in a tone of Mr. Trump often, and the audience was not fascinated with The flying anger that fueled the riots in January 6 in Capitol, Washington. Her party, the National Assembly, spent more than a decade working to replace its radical image softly and ready.

Even Mrs. Le Pen protested the spirit of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Junior because she urged “peaceful and democratic resistance” against the judicial procedure directed at her. She said she was not “above the law, but not below,” she said.

“Despite the delusions of our opponents, there is no spirit of sedition between us,” I insisted, and spoke from a platform swimming with the phrase “Let’s save democracy.”

It was assembled before the sparkling golden dome of this is invalid, according to which the remains of Napoleon are full, many of the older supporters who waved French flags said they believed that the sentence was heavy and unfair. But a few of them were angry, and the demonstration felt feelings of an early gathering of hot protest.

“I support Marin, although she did something foolish,” said Jean -Luis Viaardot, 74, a retired car agent. “You must be punished, but the ruling was very harsh.”

Mrs. Le Pen and 23 other people affiliated with the National Rally Party were convicted on charges of embezzlement last week.

Case It included misuse of her party with more than 4.4 million euros, or about $ 4.8 million, in European Parliament’s money between 2004 and 2016. It was sentenced to four years in prison – two of these were suspended, and two are offered under a form of house arrest – and a fine of 100,000 euros.

It was also prevented from competing in the General Office for a period of five years. Mrs. Le Pen was nominated for the president in each of the last three races, which made him to the second round against President Emmanuel Macron in 2017 and 2022. Her party is the largest in the lower and most powerful parliament.

Mrs. Le Pen appealed the ruling, and the Paris Appeals Court said that she expects to reach a decision by the summer of 2026. In the event of lifting the ban, this will give her enough time to prepare for the presidential campaign.

It is not known to be ruled by French politicians, who are not qualified, but with the exception of the head of the presidency, unprecedented. Some supporters of Luban suggested that she was unfairly distinguished.

“Everyone did the same thing,” said Antoine Issa, 74, a retired public work employee from Mrs. Le Pen in northern France. Buses were rented for supporters to travel.

Mrs. Issa indicated that members of the Central Party Prime Minister in France, Francois Bayro was convicted of similar charges, although she was accused of embezzlement less. Mr. Bayro, who has not been found, Luban, unlike Mrs. Pence a major role in embezzlement, Acquitted.

“Why didn’t they do the same against Bayro?” Mr. Issa said. “See where he is. He is the Prime Minister. It is painful to see it.”

Jordan Barilla, 29, Ms. Le Pen, and the current party leader, have been prepared for years to be the Prime Minister if she won the presidency of France. But the party seemed hesitant to present it as an alternative to Mrs. Le Pen in the 2027 race. On Sunday, he publicly repeated his loyalty to her as a leader.

“We have a sacred duty to be there, to stand united behind Marin, to hold a firm in the face of storms,” ​​he told the crowd. “She can count on.”

Two additional political careers held on Sunday, after the referee vulnerable to Mrs. Le Pen suddenly rushed to the presidential race in 2027.

The first, by Mr. Macron’s Central Renaissance Party, had been set in front of her condemnation, but party officials were rewritten as a way to counter the extremist right attacks on the judiciary with a full defense of the rule of law. The second was organized about a similar goal by the solid France Party The Green Country Party.