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> The Kremlin on Monday criticized a French court’s decision to bar far-right leader Marine Le Pen from running for office for five years, calling it a politically motivated attack on democratic norms.
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> A French court handed down the five-year ban after convicting Le Pen in a fake jobs scheme, casting doubt on her ability to run for president in 2027.
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> “More and more European capitals are going down the path of violating democratic norms,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters when asked to comment on the ruling.
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> “We do not interfere in France’s internal affairs and never have,” Peskov added. “But our observation of European capitals shows that they do not shy away from stepping outside the bounds of democracy in the political process.”
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> A French parliamentary report published in June 2023 described a “long-standing” link between Le Pen’s National Rally party and Russia. It also criticized “frequent contacts” between party figures and Russian officials, calling the party a “communication channel” for Moscow.
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> Le Pen dismissed the report as “dishonest” and “politicized.”
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> Much of the scrutiny surrounding her ties to Russia stems from a 6 million euro ($6.5 million) loan her party took from a Russian bank in 2014, which was only repaid in 2023.
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> In March 2017, weeks before that year’s French presidential election, she met with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin.
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> Ahead of their 2022 rematch, French President Emmanuel Macron warned that Le Pen was “financially dependent on Mr. Putin and his regime” and had always shown him “complacency.”
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> Le Pen has since sought to distance herself from Putin and Russia following Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.
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2024-YR4-Asteroid on
Well, now we know she was definitely a Russian plant and the French did the right thing.
DrKaasBaas on
There is this global scary movement of EU anti-globalists, Putin and Trump (and to a lesser extent BRICS although that is mostly anti-US which i can sort of get behind by now)) out to destroy the liberal world order. Wonder if Europe will be able to weather that storm.
Wonderful_Hold_6986 on
That’s rich coming from them.
ArtemisJolt on
As if we needed more evidence the RN are Russian plants
ClearHeart_FullLiver on
Well that confirms it was the right decision
Piza_Pie on
The opinion of the failed state can be entirely disregarded no matter what the topic is.
Past-Present223 on
Well sounds like a good verdict then? If its confirmed by Russia ^^
wgszpieg on
I bet they do, they paid for her fairly!
Junkoly on
If Russia condemns it, you know you are right.
gloubiboulga_2000 on
Ahah Putin, gros sac à merde.
mazza77 on
Russian bots everywhere downvoting this 😂
Common_Brick_8222 on
Why do dictators love to talk about democracy as soon as they don’t like something about other countries?
TheJiral on
The Kremlin doesn’t like it when its assets are convicted of crimes they commited.
Ritaredditonce on
Another return on investment loss.
Capital_Demand757 on
Putin has murdered a million people in order to “denazify” Ukraine. But Putin’s is OK with the rest of Europe and the USA being run by fascists.
RemnantOfSpotOn on
That alone proves it right decision
Randall-Is-Moist on
Russia doesn’t get to talk about other countries stepping outside the bounds of democracy without everyone laughing.
Visceral99 on
Uh yeah , she stole money lol there is the rule of law in France, sorry Putler.
Koldouribe on
Not surprising knowing that they have given money to anti EU far-right parties of different EU countries.
Traditional-Ad-3186 on
Tears from the Kremlin, tears from Orban, tears from the fascists all over the world… I could live off that for months.
althor2424 on
I love the fact that the country who is led by a corrupt dictator wants to tell France about democracy….
throwawaypesto25 on
I too, hate when my investments are a loss.
Buy_from_EU- on
That means we did something right
ClasseBa on
Kremlin condems another country and uses democracy as an excuse..very rich.
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> The Kremlin on Monday criticized a French court’s decision to bar far-right leader Marine Le Pen from running for office for five years, calling it a politically motivated attack on democratic norms.
>
> A French court handed down the five-year ban after convicting Le Pen in a fake jobs scheme, casting doubt on her ability to run for president in 2027.
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> “More and more European capitals are going down the path of violating democratic norms,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters when asked to comment on the ruling.
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> “We do not interfere in France’s internal affairs and never have,” Peskov added. “But our observation of European capitals shows that they do not shy away from stepping outside the bounds of democracy in the political process.”
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> A French parliamentary report published in June 2023 described a “long-standing” link between Le Pen’s National Rally party and Russia. It also criticized “frequent contacts” between party figures and Russian officials, calling the party a “communication channel” for Moscow.
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> Le Pen dismissed the report as “dishonest” and “politicized.”
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> Much of the scrutiny surrounding her ties to Russia stems from a 6 million euro ($6.5 million) loan her party took from a Russian bank in 2014, which was only repaid in 2023.
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> In March 2017, weeks before that year’s French presidential election, she met with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin.
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> Ahead of their 2022 rematch, French President Emmanuel Macron warned that Le Pen was “financially dependent on Mr. Putin and his regime” and had always shown him “complacency.”
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> Le Pen has since sought to distance herself from Putin and Russia following Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.
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Well, now we know she was definitely a Russian plant and the French did the right thing.
There is this global scary movement of EU anti-globalists, Putin and Trump (and to a lesser extent BRICS although that is mostly anti-US which i can sort of get behind by now)) out to destroy the liberal world order. Wonder if Europe will be able to weather that storm.
That’s rich coming from them.
As if we needed more evidence the RN are Russian plants
Well that confirms it was the right decision
The opinion of the failed state can be entirely disregarded no matter what the topic is.
Well sounds like a good verdict then? If its confirmed by Russia ^^
I bet they do, they paid for her fairly!
If Russia condemns it, you know you are right.
Ahah Putin, gros sac à merde.
Russian bots everywhere downvoting this 😂
Why do dictators love to talk about democracy as soon as they don’t like something about other countries?
The Kremlin doesn’t like it when its assets are convicted of crimes they commited.
Another return on investment loss.
Putin has murdered a million people in order to “denazify” Ukraine. But Putin’s is OK with the rest of Europe and the USA being run by fascists.
That alone proves it right decision
Russia doesn’t get to talk about other countries stepping outside the bounds of democracy without everyone laughing.
Uh yeah , she stole money lol there is the rule of law in France, sorry Putler.
Not surprising knowing that they have given money to anti EU far-right parties of different EU countries.
Tears from the Kremlin, tears from Orban, tears from the fascists all over the world… I could live off that for months.
I love the fact that the country who is led by a corrupt dictator wants to tell France about democracy….
I too, hate when my investments are a loss.
That means we did something right
Kremlin condems another country and uses democracy as an excuse..very rich.