Marine Le Pen quotes Martin Luther King Jr. and promises to fight against conviction

RELA LEADER OF FRANCE ULTRACD, MARINE Le Penparticipated this Sunday (5) in an act in his favor in Paris. During the speech he spoke at the event, Le Pen said he is inspired by the American leader of civil rights, Martin Luther King Jr. and promised to fight peacefully against the ban on running for a public office for five years.

A Court of Paris condemned Le Pen and other members of the National Meeting Party (RN) last week, due to diversion of funds from the European Union. The decision includes a sentence that prevents it from running for andLePresidential 2027 in France unless it can nullify the decision.

“Our struggle will be a peaceful struggle, a democratic struggle. We will follow Martin Luther King, who defended civil rights as an example,” Le Pen said.

Supporters of Le Pen French flags stirred and shouted “we will win” the act that concentrated in the center of Paris on Sunday afternoon (6).

Retired Marie-Claude Bonnefont, 79, said she was against “this parody against Le Pen“.

“We should really question the impartiality of the judges,” said another protester, political science student Typhaine Quere.

LE PEN CONDEMNATION IN JUSTICE

The court’s decision was a hard blow to Le Pen56 years old. The head of the National Meeting Party is one of the most prominent figures of the European ultra -right and is in front of the research forLe2027 in France.

Le Pen appealed the decision and promised this Sunday (6) to use all tools and means Leto be able to run in 2027. The court said it will issue a decision on the appeal in the summer of 2026.

An opinion poll conducted by Elabe on Saturday (5) showed that Le Pen It is still a favorite to win the first round of the presidential vote, with support between 32% and 36%, ahead of former Prime Minister Edouard Philippe, who has between 20.5% and 24% of voting intentions.

However, the attacks on Le Pen And allies about the “tyranny of the judges” did not gain strength, even among some of its supporters, especially after the main judge of the case was placed under police protection after death threats.

Most French do not see any probationLewith the court decision.

About 65% of respondents said that “they were not shocked” with the verdict and 54% said that Le Pen It was treated like any other defendant, according to a survey by Odox.

Protest against Le Pen

Across the city, at Place de la Republique, supporters of the left gathered in a counterattack to protest against Le Pen.

Centrist politicians, including two former ministers, Gabriel Attal and Philippe, also gathered on Sunday to show a united front against the ultra right.

“Let’s maintain this commitment to the morality of political life and our institutions at a time when they are being challenged by the Ultradey, who is gathering to attack our judges, to attack our institutions,” said Attal.

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Source: CNN Brasil

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