Donald Trump compared Monday Monday’s conviction with his own problems with the US justice, describing the right to be elected the leading form of the far -right party national alarm (RN) for five years ‘Very big’.

“This is reminiscent of our country, this is very reminiscent of this country”, Mr Trump said, who was convicted last year for a fraud case to hide payment to a pornographic actress to redeem her silence.

The condemnation of the 56 -year -old politician, whose rhetoric has been compared with that of the US President, is a heavy blow to one of the main forms of the European far -right, considered a favorite in view of the 2027 presidential election in France.

“I know very well what it is, and many thought he would not be convicted of anything”Donald Trump said. “But she was forbidden to run for five years, and is the prevailing candidate. This is reminiscent of our country, this is very reminiscent of this country. “

French justice expressed its concern about the furious reactions to the decision, as Mrs Lepen’s faction and her followers, as well as leaders of the far -right in Europe and internationally, are revolting. “Threats that personally target the judges who have handled the case, as well as statements by political leaders (…) about conviction (…) cannot be accepted in a democratic process.”according to a statement by French justice, urged to be demonstrated “moderation”.

The ban on the election cannot be canceled by appeal, but Mrs Lepen will maintain her seat in the French National Assembly until the end of her term. She was also sentenced to 4 -year prison sentence (two years suspended, two years at home) and a fine of 100,000 euros, but Mrs Lepen has not exhausted her remedies.