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Marine Le Pen Barred From French Presidential Run

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Now her political future may lay in ruins.
Reuters |
The threats against de Perthuis and other judicial officials involved in Le Pen's trial have prompted soul-searching in France about a current of populist discontent that is undermining faith in the ...
The New York Times |
“I am disgusted,” said Jean-Marc Sergheraert, 70, a retired charity manager, craning up at a big television screen.

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