In a democracy, the government in office cannot ban an opposing candidate from running on the grounds that the candidate would win and take the place of the current government. But that is what President Macron has done to Marine Le Pen. Le Pen heads the largest political party in France.
She has been banned by a French court from holding office for five years. This prevents her from competing in the 2027 presidential election, where she has long been considered to be the leading candidate.
@freepatriot I don’t this is quite accurate, because if Le Pen could win Le Pen would have already won.
@freepatriot It's lawfare and seems to have become a valid and common strategy in modern politics.
It is, of course, a threat to democracy, and an authoritarian method, but that does not seem to bother todays failing western democracies much.
I think, this also shows how successful china has been when it comes to influence the values of european politicians through the WHO and other meme factories.
