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Aftershocks are still being felt in France from what one political analyst told Fox News was a "political earthquake" there this week. Popular right-wing politician Marine Le Pen was convicted of embezzlement by a French court and barred from running for office for five years.
Speaking to her followers on Tuesday, Le Pen claimed that "the system" had used a "nuclear bomb" to thwart her attempts to become French president.
Le Pen and her National Rally party have been hard on immigration, crime and other hot-button issues. They now have the most seats in the French parliament. She got 11 million votes when she ran (and lost) against Emmanuel Macron last time. Current polls had her winning the top job in a vote set for 2027. For now, she’s blocked. She says she’ll appeal.
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