State Department: “Alarming” exclusion of politicians after Lepen’s conviction in France

The State Department expressed its concern on Monday to exclude candidates from electoral procedures in the wake of the decision depriving Marin Lepen the right to be elected for five years after being convicted of abuse of European funds. “The exclusion of persons from the political process is particularly alarming given the aggressive and corrupt legal war against President Donald Trump, here in the US,” State Department spokesman Tami Bruce told reporters, commenting on the decision. Lepen’s blockade from the French Presidency Clans was provoking a political storm two years before the presidential election in which he was a favorite. Asked during information at the State Department, Tami Bruce said that “we must do more in the West to defend democratic values”, echoing Jay Di Vance’s statements at the Munich Conference on Security when the US Vice President was arguing in Europe. […]
Source: News Beast

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