I’m just going to lay this out here before we get to the court case.
Le Pen beats all other presidential candidates with ease in final poll before expulsion court hearing
Marine Le Pen stands poised to win the 2027 presidential election in France unless the courts disqualify her from running, new polling published just hours before a court hearing to determine her future has shown.
On Sunday, a new Ifop survey for Le Journal du Dimanche showed Le Pen leading in every run-off scenario, making her the undeniable frontrunner and obvious candidate of the right-wing National Rally.
The thing about the court case was not that a French politician was accused of something hinky to do with money – that’s hardly breaking news. No, what raised eyebrows was prosecutors insisting that a guilty verdict in this court case must be accompanied by an immediate FIVE-YEAR…
