Mark Leonard's World in 30 Minutes Le Pen’s fall: Europe’s far-right faces a reckoning
Apr 1, 2025
Célia Belin, head of ECFR’s Paris office and an expert on French politics, joins the conversation to dissect the recent conviction of Marine Le Pen for misusing EU funds. They unpack the significant implications of Le Pen's five-year ban from public office and its disruption of her 2027 presidential ambitions. Célia also sheds light on the broader impact of this judicial decision on Europe's far-right, discussing how it could energize populist movements or signal a turning point for judicial accountability across the continent.
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