Giorgia Melonspresident of the Italian Council, commented on the sentence of Marine The Penleader of the French Party Rassemblement National. “I do not know the merit of the disputes made to Marine Le Pen, nor the reasons for such a strong decision, but I think that no one who cares the democracy can rejoice in a sentence that affects the leader of a large party and takes representation of millions of citizens,” said the premier in an interview with Messenger.
The sentence against Le Pen
International reactions
Matteo SalviniItalian vice premier, defined the sentence “a declaration of war from Brussels”. Also Viktor OrbánHungarian Prime Minister, expressed solidarity with Le Pen with a “Je Suis Marine!”. Donald Trump He compared the case to what concerns him in the United States: “Remember what happened in our country”.
Le Pen’s answer
Marine Le Pen criticized the decision of the Court, calling it “politics” and typical of “regimes authoritarian“.” Millions of French will be deprived of the candidate who is the favorite today, “he said. Jordan BardtheThe president of the Rassemblement National, spoke of “democratic scandal” and asked for a popular mobilization. The French premier, Francois Bayrou, secocando to whom “France is the only country in which this happens” is also criticized. For the Prosecutor General of the French Court of Cassation, Rémy Heitzon the other hand, “this decision is not a political decision”. “Justice – says Heitz – is not political, this decision is not a political but judicial decision, pronounced by three judges.penteeth, impartial “. A verdict, ensures the high magistrate,” in accordance with the law, in application of the texts voted by Parliament “.
Divisions in Italy
While the Italian right expresses support for Le Pen, the center -left criticizes Salvini and Meloni’s position. Marco Furfaro of the Democratic Party commented: “Le Pen, who makes the Paladina of the poor against the ‘Brussels elites’, was sentenced for having scammed Brussels”. Matteo Renzi Instead, he expressed regret for the exclusion of a political leader through justice.
The European context
The condemnation of Le Pen arrives in a moment of tensions between the nationalist parties and the European institutions. In recent years, Meloni and Le Pen have been described as a leader in competition to guide the far right in Europe. From Russia, on the other hand, the spokesperson for the Kremlin Dmitry Peskov He spoke of “violation of democratic rules” regarding the condemnation of the Le Pen.
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