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by Spartan-S63 447 days ago
While not versed in French law or their view of personal liberties, from an American lens, this seems fine. Barring running from public office could be reversible on appeal and that stipulation isn’t irreversible—you could run after the ban is reversed—, so it’s not depriving you of something significant enough that that should rise to a level of stricter scrutiny.

The prison sentence being suspended until appeals are exhausted also seems sane to me for a nonviolent crime.

So, overall, it seems reasonable. The ban on a run isn’t infringing on fundamental rights in a way that is permanent and there’s no deprivation of liberty until appeals are exhausted.