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Really don't like this. It's smacks of corruption. I don't really care for Le Pen, she's not a good candidate, but the court should not be allowed to suspend so
by underseacables 2y ago
Really don't like this. It's smacks of corruption. I don't really care for Le Pen, she's not a good candidate, but the court should not be allowed to suspend someone from running for office. That's the voters job.
- rsynnott 2y agoProsecuting people for corruption is corruption?
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- eclecticfrank 2y agoFalse, it's simply a requirement. French law explicitly states that a candidate for an election must not be ineligible by reason of criminal conviction or judicial decision. Should have thought about messing with EU funds before, I suppose.
- tick_tock_tick 2y ago> French law explicitly states that a candidate for an election must not be ineligible by reason of criminal conviction or judicial decision. Then French law needs to change; it's simply a requirement.
- OKRainbowKid 2y agoBecause some people on HN who most likely are neither French nor lawyers say so?