In the U.S., the Multiple Prosecutions Against Donald Trump Have Only Strengthened Him — What About Marine Le Pen in France?
The exclusion of Marine Le Pen, leader of the Rassemblement National, from the 2027 French presidential race is a deliberate choice, not a legal necessity, explains lawyer Hervé Lehman. He argues that judicial "relentlessness" against politicians often produces the opposite effect of what is intended.