Could act of politicians being barred from running for office after convictions be antithetical to democratic norms?

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The judge ruled that Marine Le State Pen (sorry, I had to) is banned from holding office for five years; she received a four-year prison sentence with two years suspended, to be served under house ...

This week, a French court found far-right figurehead Marine Le Pen guilty of embezzling millions ... opponents,” Trump’s billionaire aide Elon Musk wrote on X after Monday’s verdict.

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