Marine Le Pen guilty

Jimbuna · 03-31-25, 11:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Skybird

The only question is whether the legal allegations are well-founded and also the evidence, or whether it's just a contrived scandal to get rid of her. I have not followed the case and refrain from commenting, I simply have no idea.

DITTO

Skybird · 03-31-25, 12:06 PM

[Tichys Einblicke] The leader of the French conservatives, Marine Le Pen, is barred from running in the election. The leader of the Green Party, Franziska Brantner, committed the same crime. Our capital correspondent was an accomplice.

The Greens were expelled from the Rhineland-Palatinate state parliament in 2006. This meant they lost their representatives and their staff. A severe blow to a party's ability to campaign. Staff members of members of the Bundestag and the European Parliament helped them regain re-election to the state parliament in 2011. This is a crime for which the promising French opposition leader Marine Le Pen is barred from running in the election – and which the current leader of the Green Party, Franziska Brantner, also committed. In Rhineland-Palatinate in 2011.

The Bundestag alone provides each member of parliament with a budget of over €25,000 a month, from which they can finance the salaries of their staff. The salaries alone. The costs of social security are then added on top. Similar regulations with varying budgets exist in the state parliaments and the European Parliament. These employees serve the MPs. They also select them. But officially, they are employed by the respective parliament. They are therefore prohibited from working for the party. Actually, that is. But hardly any law is circumvented more often and openly than this one. Unless it concerns a promising conservative opposition leader. In that case, such laws also take effect. In two of the 27 EU countries, promising opposition leaders are already prohibited from running for election. The trend is increasing. The CDU, CSU, and SPD are preparing similar measures for Germany under the pretext of "incitement to hatred."

When it comes to left-wing politicians, the same accusations are not a problem. For example, in the case of Franziska Brantner. The Green Party leader sat in the European Parliament in 2011. She represented the "Rhine-Neckar Metropolitan Region," which includes Ludwigshafen in Rhineland-Palatinate, the headquarters of BASF. Brantner used this pretext to assign her staff member from the extra-parliamentary opposition to the Rhineland-Palatinate Green Party's election campaign.

The easiest way to circumvent the law is to use the "voluntary commitment" of MPs' staff. If they are party members, they put up posters in their "free time." They stand at booths, participate in demonstrations, or attend party conferences. The fluid boundaries between these staff members' working hours and their "free time" are demonstrated on social media, where some take up party positions several times a day.

Three Green MPs in the Bundestag came from Rhineland-Palatinate at the time. The MPs assigned four of their staff members to the party. Among them was the author of these lines. In 2010, these were still a few tasks, but the closer the election in March 2011 drew, the more tasks the party took on. It started with pasting posters and ended with the press review for the party's top candidates in the state elections—who were not the bosses of these employees. Three of these four employees all worked "voluntarily" in the Mainz district association and were thus able to justify their misappropriation to the outside world. Three of the four employees had their offices in the party's state headquarters.

But there was also a regular telephone roundtable in which these employees coordinated their support for the party's election campaign. During working hours. From work phones. This roundtable also included the staff member of European Parliament member Franziska Brantner. The employee was not a member of a Rhineland-Palatinate district association. She participated in these roundtables during working hours for a state association to which she did not belong. All of this was still "free time." All of it common practice. Even in parties other than the Greens. Only in the case of the French opposition leader was it sufficient for a conviction.

For the employees, this "commitment" was also worthwhile. In 2011, thanks to Fukushima, the Green Party achieved its best result to date in Rhineland-Palatinate with 15.4 percent. They not only entered the state parliament, but also immediately entered the state government. One of the aforementioned employees was previously the party's district chairman in Mainz. He was given leadership roles in the administration, including by the later Federal Minister Anne Spiegel. Another was merely a follower and a better bag-carrier. He was, at least, enough to reach middle management in the administration. The author of these lines was asked if he would like to become press spokesperson for the parliamentary group – which he ultimately accepted.

The author did not feel guilty at the time. This behavior had always been too normal. Social Democratic employees live it out even more openly. All responsible politicians are aware of this problem. After all, they are the ones who caused it. If they wanted to tackle it – equally for everyone, as is appropriate in a constitutional state – then they would have all the necessary knowledge. The fact that this grievance is now being used to get rid of the second of 27 opposition leaders in the EU demonstrates the determination of said politicians to stay in power. If the voters can't get it done, then they can go through the courts.

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Who could honestly claim he is surprised.

03-31-25, 12:06 PM	#2
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,660 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	[Tichys Einblicke] The leader of the French conservatives, Marine Le Pen, is barred from running in the election. The leader of the Green Party, Franziska Brantner, committed the same crime. Our capital correspondent was an accomplice. The Greens were expelled from the Rhineland-Palatinate state parliament in 2006. This meant they lost their representatives and their staff. A severe blow to a party's ability to campaign. Staff members of members of the Bundestag and the European Parliament helped them regain re-election to the state parliament in 2011. This is a crime for which the promising French opposition leader Marine Le Pen is barred from running in the election – and which the current leader of the Green Party, Franziska Brantner, also committed. In Rhineland-Palatinate in 2011. The Bundestag alone provides each member of parliament with a budget of over €25,000 a month, from which they can finance the salaries of their staff. The salaries alone. The costs of social security are then added on top. Similar regulations with varying budgets exist in the state parliaments and the European Parliament. These employees serve the MPs. They also select them. But officially, they are employed by the respective parliament. They are therefore prohibited from working for the party. Actually, that is. But hardly any law is circumvented more often and openly than this one. Unless it concerns a promising conservative opposition leader. In that case, such laws also take effect. In two of the 27 EU countries, promising opposition leaders are already prohibited from running for election. The trend is increasing. The CDU, CSU, and SPD are preparing similar measures for Germany under the pretext of "incitement to hatred." When it comes to left-wing politicians, the same accusations are not a problem. For example, in the case of Franziska Brantner. The Green Party leader sat in the European Parliament in 2011. She represented the "Rhine-Neckar Metropolitan Region," which includes Ludwigshafen in Rhineland-Palatinate, the headquarters of BASF. Brantner used this pretext to assign her staff member from the extra-parliamentary opposition to the Rhineland-Palatinate Green Party's election campaign. The easiest way to circumvent the law is to use the "voluntary commitment" of MPs' staff. If they are party members, they put up posters in their "free time." They stand at booths, participate in demonstrations, or attend party conferences. The fluid boundaries between these staff members' working hours and their "free time" are demonstrated on social media, where some take up party positions several times a day. Three Green MPs in the Bundestag came from Rhineland-Palatinate at the time. The MPs assigned four of their staff members to the party. Among them was the author of these lines. In 2010, these were still a few tasks, but the closer the election in March 2011 drew, the more tasks the party took on. It started with pasting posters and ended with the press review for the party's top candidates in the state elections—who were not the bosses of these employees. Three of these four employees all worked "voluntarily" in the Mainz district association and were thus able to justify their misappropriation to the outside world. Three of the four employees had their offices in the party's state headquarters. But there was also a regular telephone roundtable in which these employees coordinated their support for the party's election campaign. During working hours. From work phones. This roundtable also included the staff member of European Parliament member Franziska Brantner. The employee was not a member of a Rhineland-Palatinate district association. She participated in these roundtables during working hours for a state association to which she did not belong. All of this was still "free time." All of it common practice. Even in parties other than the Greens. Only in the case of the French opposition leader was it sufficient for a conviction. For the employees, this "commitment" was also worthwhile. In 2011, thanks to Fukushima, the Green Party achieved its best result to date in Rhineland-Palatinate with 15.4 percent. They not only entered the state parliament, but also immediately entered the state government. One of the aforementioned employees was previously the party's district chairman in Mainz. He was given leadership roles in the administration, including by the later Federal Minister Anne Spiegel. Another was merely a follower and a better bag-carrier. He was, at least, enough to reach middle management in the administration. The author of these lines was asked if he would like to become press spokesperson for the parliamentary group – which he ultimately accepted. The author did not feel guilty at the time. This behavior had always been too normal. Social Democratic employees live it out even more openly. All responsible politicians are aware of this problem. After all, they are the ones who caused it. If they wanted to tackle it – equally for everyone, as is appropriate in a constitutional state – then they would have all the necessary knowledge. The fact that this grievance is now being used to get rid of the second of 27 opposition leaders in the EU demonstrates the determination of said politicians to stay in power. If the voters can't get it done, then they can go through the courts. --------- Who could honestly claim he is surprised. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.