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US State Dept Responds to Le Pen Verdict by Calling on West to Live 'Democratic Values'
US State Dept Responds to Le Pen Verdict by Calling on West to Live 'Democratic Values'
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WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - Earlier, a Parisian court convicted Marine Le Pen, head of the National Rally faction in the French parliament, of misappropriating... 01.04.2025, Sputnik Africa
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Western countries should do more than just talk about democratic values, they must live them, US State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce said on Monday when asked about the court ruling against Le Pen.
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US State Dept Responds to Le Pen Verdict by Calling on West to Live 'Democratic Values'
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - Earlier, a Parisian court convicted Marine Le Pen, head of the National Rally faction in the French parliament, of misappropriating European Parliament funds by employing fake assistants for party members. She received a four-year prison sentence and was stripped of her political rights for five years, effective immediately.
Western countries should do more than just talk about democratic values, they must live them, US State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce said on Monday when asked about the court ruling against Le Pen.
"We also will recall though the vice president's February 14 remarks at the Munich Security Conference in defense of free speech as well as opposition to exclusion of people from the political process. We have got to do more as the West than just talk about democratic values. We must live them. Exclusion of people from the political process is particularly concerning, given the aggressive and corrupt lawfare waged against President [Donald] Trump here in the United States," Bruce told reporters.
