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Skybird · 03-31-25, 03:32 PM

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Even outspoken political opponents such as Prime Minister François Bayrou and former EU Commissioner Thierry Breton had warned against banning Le Pen from standing as a candidate. This would exclude a “very large number of our fellow French citizens”. Bayrou expected a “shock in public opinion” as a reaction to such a ruling. The arch-leftist Jean-Luc Mélenchon (La France insoumise) also stated that “the decision to remove an elected representative should be up to the people”. This shows how important democratic procedures are to the French people.

That shock will probably come, and is already being prepared with a thunderous roar. And the assessments of the rivals show that it is not clear in which direction it will have an impact. A greater mobilization of the RN and solidarity from other forces around it seems conceivable. Marion Maréchal, politically divorced from her aunt Marine, states: “She led our camp on the road to victory (...) that is her only fault”.

For this reason, Bayrou and Breton have issued warnings. And of course Bayrou is also facing an appeal verdict in a similar matter. Last year, he was acquitted at first instance. The party leader Bayrou (Modem) was conceded that he may not have known about the practices of his group in the EU Parliament. Sarkozy's prime minister, François Fillon, has also been on trial for similar allegations - and was acquitted.

Above all, there appear to be more and different practices in the same EU Parliament that are awaiting clarification. Firstly, there is the Qatargate scandal involving the Social Democrats, which involved vote-buying for despots in the Middle East and north-west Africa, such as Morocco and Mauritania (TE reported repeatedly). But even the current Parliament President Roberta Metsola (Partit Nazzjonalista, EPP) does not disclose all the gifts she receives. Former EP Vice-President Rainer Wieland (CDU) had his office fitted out with new furniture and the latest technology for 490,000 euros. Suspicions have just come to light that the Chinese technology company Huawei has also allegedly bribed MEPs.
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I take it for granted that the Palais Elyssee has mounted immense pressure on the court, in the - unspoken - name of Macron. But this could backfire tremendously. That here double standards got applied got clearer to me the deeper and longer I red about this all today.

03-31-25, 03:32 PM	#11
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,602 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	[TE] (...) Even outspoken political opponents such as Prime Minister François Bayrou and former EU Commissioner Thierry Breton had warned against banning Le Pen from standing as a candidate. This would exclude a “very large number of our fellow French citizens”. Bayrou expected a “shock in public opinion” as a reaction to such a ruling. The arch-leftist Jean-Luc Mélenchon (La France insoumise) also stated that “the decision to remove an elected representative should be up to the people”. This shows how important democratic procedures are to the French people. That shock will probably come, and is already being prepared with a thunderous roar. And the assessments of the rivals show that it is not clear in which direction it will have an impact. A greater mobilization of the RN and solidarity from other forces around it seems conceivable. Marion Maréchal, politically divorced from her aunt Marine, states: “She led our camp on the road to victory (...) that is her only fault”. For this reason, Bayrou and Breton have issued warnings. And of course Bayrou is also facing an appeal verdict in a similar matter. Last year, he was acquitted at first instance. The party leader Bayrou (Modem) was conceded that he may not have known about the practices of his group in the EU Parliament. Sarkozy's prime minister, François Fillon, has also been on trial for similar allegations - and was acquitted. Above all, there appear to be more and different practices in the same EU Parliament that are awaiting clarification. Firstly, there is the Qatargate scandal involving the Social Democrats, which involved vote-buying for despots in the Middle East and north-west Africa, such as Morocco and Mauritania (TE reported repeatedly). But even the current Parliament President Roberta Metsola (Partit Nazzjonalista, EPP) does not disclose all the gifts she receives. Former EP Vice-President Rainer Wieland (CDU) had his office fitted out with new furniture and the latest technology for 490,000 euros. Suspicions have just come to light that the Chinese technology company Huawei has also allegedly bribed MEPs. (...) ------------- I take it for granted that the Palais Elyssee has mounted immense pressure on the court, in the - unspoken - name of Macron. But this could backfire tremendously. That here double standards got applied got clearer to me the deeper and longer I red about this all today. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.