ルペン氏公職追放は「逆効果」 欧州極右指導者・マスク氏が連帯表明

【ブダペストＡＦＰ＝時事】フランスの極右政党「国民連合（ＲＮ）」のマリーヌ・ルペン氏（５６）が欧州議会の公金を不正受給したとして、自国の裁判所から公金不正流用罪に問われて５年間の公職追放を言い渡されたのを受け、欧州の著名な極右政治家と米実業家のイーロン・マスク氏は３月３１日、ルペン氏への支持を表明した。（写真はフランス・パリの裁判所に到着したフランス極右政党「国民連合〈ＲＮ〉」のマリーヌ・ルペン氏）
　ドナルド・トランプ米政権で主要な役割を担いながら、ドイツの極右政党「ドイツのための選択肢（ＡｆＤ）」への支持を表明しているマスク氏は裁判所の裁定について、「トランプ大統領に対する法的攻撃と同様、逆効果だ」との見方を示した。
　ハンガリーのナショナリスト、オルバン・ビクトル首相は、２０１５年の仏風刺週刊紙シャルリエブド襲撃事件で連帯を示すために使われた言葉「私はシャルリ（Ｊｅ ｓｕｉｓ Ｃｈａｒｌｉｅ）」をもじって、「私はマリーヌ！（Ｊｅ ｓｕｉｓ Ｍａｒｉｎｅ！）」とＸ（旧ツイッター）に投稿した。
　ロシア大統領府（クレムリン）のドミトリー・ペスコフ報道官は、「ますます多くの欧州政府が、民主主義の規範を侵害する道を進んでいる」との見方がこの裁定で裏付けられたと指摘した。
　ＲＮのジョルダン・バルデラ党首はＸで、フランスの民主主義が「処刑されている」と主張した。
　オランダの極右政治家、ヘルト・ウィルダース氏も「信じられないほど厳しい判決」に衝撃を受けたと述べ、「私は彼女を１００％支持し、信じている。彼女が控訴審で勝利し、フランス大統領になることを信じている」とＸに英語で投稿した。
　スペインの極右政党「ボックス」のサンティアゴ・アバスカル党首もルペン氏支持を表明し、「彼らはフランス国民を黙らせることに決して成功しないだろう」と主張した。アバスカル氏は２月、マドリードでルペン氏やオルバン氏ら極右指導者を迎えた。
　ボスニア・ヘルツェゴビナのセルビア系地域「セルビア人共和国」のミロラド・ドディク大統領は、「私の場合と同様、判決は法律に関するものではなく政治に関するものだった」と述べた。
　ドディク氏は先月、１９９０年代のボスニア・ヘルツェゴビナ紛争を終わらせた和平協定の監視を任された国際特使に反抗した罪で有罪判決を受けた。
　ＡＦＰは、ドイツの極右ＡｆＤにもコメントを求めたが、回答は得られていない。ルペン氏のＲＮは、ＡｆＤがロシアや中国との不法な関係を疑われるなどいくつかの論争に巻き込まれたのを受け、同党と距離を置いている。
　イタリアの極右「同盟」を率いるマッテオ・サルビーニ副首相は、判決を「ＥＵ（欧州連合）による宣戦布告」と呼び、ＳＮＳで「ルーマニアのような他の国々でも見られるひどい映画だ」とこき下ろした。
　「われわれはおじけづくことも、立ち止まることもない。友よ、全速力で前進するのだ！」と続けた。
　５月のルーマニア大統領選に出馬している極右のジョージ・シミオン氏は、「どんな手を使っても政敵を標的にしたり全滅させたりするというのは、全体主義政権のマニュアルに書かれていることだ」と訴えた。【翻訳編集ＡＦＰＢＢＮｅｗｓ】
〔ＡＦＰ＝時事〕（2025/04/01-16:54）

Prominent European far-right and nationalist figures as well as Donald Trump and Elon Musk on Monday rallied around Marine Le Pen after a French court sentenced her to a five-year ban on running for office.
Le Pen was convicted over a scheme to take advantage of European Parliament expenses to employ assistants who were actually working for her far-right party in France.
Le Pen as well as the other officials from her party were banned from running for office, with the judge specifying that the sanction should come into force with immediate effect even if an appeal is lodged.
Trump compared Le Pen's conviction to his own US legal battles, telling reporters Monday: She was banned from running for five years and she was the leading candidate. That sounds like this country.
Tesla's billionaire owner Elon Musk, who has backed a far-right party in Germany and plays a major role in Trump's administration, said the move would backfire, like the legal attacks against President Trump.
Je suis Marine! (I'm Marine) Hungarian nationalist leader Viktor Orban posted in French on X, echoing the cry Je suis Charlie widely used to denounce a 2015 Islamist attack on the Charlie Hebdo satirical newspaper in Paris.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the verdict reinforced the view that more and more European capitals are going down the path of violating democratic norms.
Former Brazilian leader Jair Bolsonaro, himself barred from office, said he hoped Le Pen would overcome this persecution and be able to contest the next presidential elections in 2027.
On Monday, Le Pen received a four-year prison sentence for embezzling European parliament funds. Her lawyer said she will appeal.
Le Pen will not serve time in prison. Two years of her sentence was suspended and the other two are to be served outside jail with an electronic bracelet, the court ruled.
Jordan Bardella, leader of Le Pen's National Rally (RN) party, said on X that French democracy was being executed.
- 'About politics' -
Dutch far-right politician Geert Wilders also voiced shock at the incredibly tough verdict.
I support and believe in her for the full 100 percent and I trust she will win the appeal and become President of France, Wilders posted on X.
Spain's far-right Vox leader Santiago Abascal also offered his support, saying: They will never succeed to silence the voice of the French people.
Abascal hosted Le Pen, Orban and other far-right leaders in Madrid in February.
Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik said on X that just like in my case, the verdict was not about the law -- it was about politics.
Dodik was convicted in February for defying the international envoy tasked with overseeing the peace accords that ended Bosnia's civil war in the 1990s.
Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) declined to comment when contacted by AFP.
Le Pen's National Rally has distanced itself from the AfD after the German party was caught up in several controversies, including accusations of illicit ties to Russia and China.
- 'Bad film... like Romania' -
Italy's deputy prime minister and leader of the League party, Matteo Salvini, called the court's ruling a declaration of war by Brussels.
A bad film that we are also seeing in other countries like Romania, wrote Salvini on social media.
We don't let ourselves be intimidated, we don't stop: full speed ahead my friend!
Far-right Romanian politician George Simion, who is running for president, said: Targeting or annihilating your political opponent by any means is straight out of the instruction manual of totalitarian regimes.
Romania's electoral bureau in early March rejected the candidacy of far-right politician Calin Georgescu for a re-run of presidential elections in May.
The fierce EU and NATO critic shot to prominence in November, when he unexpectedly topped a first round of presidential voting before the constitutional court annulled the election after claims of Russian interference and a massive social media promotion.
Georgescu, who denies any links to Moscow, has slammed the vote annulment as a formalised coup d'etat.
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