Understanding the judges' ruling in Le Pen's appeal trial: Serious offenses, but light sentences
- Posted on July 8, 2026
- By Le Monde
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Understanding the judges' ruling in Le Pen's appeal trial: Serious offenses, but light sentences
In its ruling on Tuesday, the Paris Court of Appeals weighed 'the proportionality of the punishment' against 'the freedom of choice of the voter, a condition for the truly democratic expression of suffrage.'
