Marine Le Pen
He speaks of “abuse”: Musk reacts to judgment
Updated on March 31, 2025 – 5:30 p.m.Reading time: 3 min.
After the verdict against Marine Le Pen, allied her support for the right -wing populist. Viktor Orbán also speaks.
After the judgment against the French right -wing populist Marine Le Pen, the Kremlin has accused the violation of democratic rules. “More and more European capitals are taking the path of the violation of democratic standards,” said Kremlin spokesman Dmitri Peskow On Monday in Moscow, asked about the court ruling.
Curried into a similar horn Elon Musk. “If the radical left cannot win by means of a democratic election, it misused the legal system to put her opponents in prison,” wrote the technology billionaire on Monday in his online service X. This was the “standard strategy of these forces” all over the world, added Musk.
video | She runs out of the hall before the verdict
The court in Paris had recently decided that Le Pen, because of the misappropriation of public funds, in their time as a EU MP for their party, is no longer allowed to compete for their party for five years. This means that even in the event of an appeal, the ban remains and Le Pen cannot compete in the presidential election in France in 2027. The right -wing populist has already announced that he wanted to make a appeal. Read more about it here.
Also the Hungarian head of government Viktor Orbán is behind Le Pen. On the X platform, the right -wing populist only posted the French sentence: “Je Suis Marine!” (I’m a navy!). Legal nationalist is considered a narrow ally Le Pens and in the past called to continue fighting, like other convicted “patriots”.
Under the hashtag #jesoutiensmarine (I support marine), the supporters of the French right-wing populists provide their support for the 56-year-old. So the chairman of the Racial embleing nation,, Jordan Bardellaon X: “Today not only Marine Le Pen is wrongly convicted: it is French democracy that is executed. #jesoutiensmarine”. Read more about the rising star of the racial embleme nationally.
The left -wing populist party La France Insoumise In a statement, said that the racial emblem will be defeated nationally at the ballot box “regardless of who will be his candidate.”
The Dutch right -wing populist Geert Wilders has only reported because of the judgment against Marine Le Pen, but has also been optimistic that the French politician will win a possible appeal procedure after her conviction for intercourage. “I am shocked by the incredible hard judgment,” wrote the radically right politician on X.
He supported the politician and believes “full 100 percent” in her. He was also convinced that they will win an appeal procedure and finally become President of France. Wilders has had close relationships with Le Pen and her party for years.
It is expected that a long way to follow the judicial authorities after the appointment has been made. Until the end of the election period, Le Pen can continue to sit as a member of parliament, where she is the group leader. The temporary loss of passive voting rights is a common punishment in France if politicians are convicted of corruption and infidelity. Nevertheless, due to the great popularity of Le Pen, it is a delicate – moderate politicians also registered concerns because it could be narrative that the judgment was politically motivated to prevent Le Pen as president.
