"I'm a Marine!": The European far right joins forces with Le Pen.

BrusselsMarine Le Pen is a victim of French justice, and the courts want to overrule the popular will. This is the message from the European far right close to the leader of the National Regroupment (RN), who was sentenced this Monday to four years in prison for embezzling European Parliament funds. five disqualifications for public office. Thus, both the Kremlin and the vast majority of Patriots for Europe groups, the French leader's European party, have given her full support in the face of the Paris criminal court's verdict and claim that her only aim is to prevent Le Pen from becoming the next president of the Republic.

Hungarian Prime Minister, the pro-Russian Viktor Orbán, one of Le Pen's main allies, has simply tweeted "I am a Marine!"This is a slogan with a strong symbolic charge because it recalls the""I am Charlie" of 2015, when the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo was the victim of a terrorist attack. Vladimir Putin's regime, which has always remained close to the leader of the French far right, has made a similar statement. "More and more European capitals are following the path of trampling on democratic norms," said Russian government spokesman Dmitri Peskov, in statements reported by the Efe news agency.

Beyond Orbán, the other main leaders of Patriots for Europe have also criticized the French justice system's decision. The president of this same party at the European level, Santiago Abascal (Vox), has published a photo of Le Pen on the social network X under the slogan "I wear Marine bras"They will not succeed in silencing the voice of the French people," added the main leader of the Spanish far right.

Along the same lines, Italian Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini asserted that the French court's decision was in fact a "declaration of war" by the European Commission led by Ursula von der Leyen and President Emmanuel Macron, who have "terrifying bellicose impulses." "Those who fear the judgment of voters often seek reassurance in the courts," tweeted the League leader. Meanwhile, Dutchman Geert Wilders said he maintained absolute confidence in Le Pen and assured her that "she will become the next president of France."

Meloni's silence

In the face of all these reactions from far-right leaders, the silence of Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is striking. She is the other major leader of the European far right, although theoretically represents the most moderate soulThe European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) party he leads at the European level does not suffer the same level of marginalization in the European Parliament as Patriots for Europe and has cut ties with Moscow. Thus, unlike Le Pen, Meloni's party has clearly positioned itself in support of Ukraine, NATO, and European defense in the face of the threat posed by Russian expansionism.

It should be remembered that Le Pen has played a very active role in European politics and for many years was one of the most visible faces from the far right of the European Parliament itself, from where he attacked the very existence of the European Union. At this point, his MEP group is still the largest in the entire European Parliament, with 30 representatives, and in the last European elections, it won eight more seats than Meloni's Brothers of Italy, which has 22. In fact, the leader of the National Regroupment in the Presidential elections of France.