Washington, April 4, 2025 (AFP) - 'That's not democracy,' Vance says of Le Pen conviction

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2025-04-04

US Vice President JD Vance said Thursday that French far-right leader Marine Le Pen was convicted of a very minor offense and barring her from running for office was "not democracy." "They're trying to throw her in prison and throw her off the ballot," Vance said in an interview with the Newsmax television channel. "Look, that's not democracy." He said Le Pen had been "leading in some polls" for France's 2027 presidential election and had been co......

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