ETPCz rejects Le Pen's request to suspend the election ban

The European Court of Human Rights rejected on Wednesday a request from Marine Le Pen to suspend the ban on elections. The leader of the far right sought temporary measures in the event of early parliamentary elections in France. The Court considers that the policyholder is not at hazard of serious and irreversible harm.

The Court of Strasbourg did not examine the substance in substance but referred to Article 39 of its Rules of Procedure. This provision allows for the advice of provisional measures to a country whose national is complaining if it is at hazard of serious and irreversible harm.

According to the court, there is no specified hazard in the Le Pen case. However, the politician considers the other and expressed regret over the ETPC Decision on Wednesday.

Le Pen was afraid of early elections

The leader of the far right sought to suspend the ban on participating in elections in case early parliamentary elections were called again in France. In June 2024, president Emmanuel Macron convened specified elections, utilizing the power of the head of state to dissolve parliament.

A year has passed since then, and according to the Constitution, the president of France can exercise that right again. Le Pen assessed that if Parliament were to be dissolved, her rights would be threatened, although the Court in Strasbourg felt otherwise.

Sentence for the fictitious employment of assistants

On 31 March of that year, the Paris court sentenced a full of more than 20 activists of the utmost right, including Le Pen, on a case concerning the fictional employment of MEPs assistants in the European Parliament. Le Pen was sentenced to 4 years in prison, including 2 on probation.

The court besides imposed a five-year ban on the application for public functions. In contrast to the verdict itself, the ban on elections enters into force immediately.

Appeal not until 2026

The politician in France appeals against the conviction and the ban, but her appeal will not be dealt with until 2026. Until then, Le Pen cannot run in any elections in France.

From Paris Anna Sparrow (PAP) Note: This article was edited with Artificial Intelligence.