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Well, it’s quite common in France, especially for the particular activities one was convicted of engaging in (barred from politics for embezzlement of political funds, not allowed to trade equities if convicted of insider trading, etc. ) and even more common if the convicted person shows defiance of the courts, lack of cooperation, etc.

Make no mistake: this is completely standard and of LePen’s own doing.

Anyone telling you otherwise is either at best completely ignorant of French jurisprudence and the factual details of the case, or, at worse, intentionally deceiving you.