Kremlin Says Le Pen Ban Shows Europe ‘Violating Democratic Norms’

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1. By Agence France-Presse:

   *The Kremlin on Monday slammed a French court’s ruling to bar far-right leader Marine Le Pen from running for office for five year as a demonstration of Europe’s politically-motivated “violation” of democratic norms.*

   *Le Pen has long faced accusations of being too close to the Kremlin, of advancing Russian narratives and of relying on Moscow for political and financial support.*

   *A French court barred her from running for office for five years after she was her convicted over a fake jobs scheme, throwing into doubt her bid to stand for president in 2027.*

   *When asked about the court’s decision on Monday, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said: “More and more European capitals are going down the path of violating democratic norms.”*

   *[…] French President Emmanuel Macron, who defeated Le Pen in 2017 and 2022, said ahead of the latter vote: “Mrs Le Pen is financially dependent on Mr Putin and his regime and has always showed complacency towards him.”*

2. Well Russia knows all about violating democratic norms.

3. And the presumably the spokesperson died of laughter?

4. I think that Russia explicitly talking about her makes the links between the far right around the world more clear, such a shame that people don’t connect the dots

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