Serious mistake by the Economist here. Le pen herself called for a law to ban politicians convicted of embezzlement from public office.
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Surprised to see @economist.com on the ‘politicians should be allowed to do crimes without consequences’ team. www.economist.com/leaders/2025...
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One might be forgiven for thinking they are pathologically incapable of viewing European/French democracy except through the prism of Boris Johnson and Donald Trump.