(March 31, 2025) – Paris, France – In a move sending shockwaves through France and beyond, French right-wing leader Marine Le Pen has been sentenced to two years in prison and handed a five-year ban from political life in what her supporters are calling blatant “lawfare” by the French establishment.

The court ruling, which comes just months before key elections, is widely seen as a politically motivated effort to silence Le Pen and cripple France’s nationalist movement. Le Pen, who has been a vocal critic of mass migration, the European Union, and globalist policies, was convicted on charges her legal team argues were trumped-up to remove a major challenger from the political arena.

“This is an attack on democracy,” said a senior member of Le Pen’s National Rally party. “The deep state in France and Brussels is terrified of her rising popularity and is using the legal system as a weapon to crush her.” The sentencing has sparked mass protests in Paris and other cities, with thousands of Le Pen’s supporters rallying against what they call “judicial tyranny.”