(NEWS, COMMENT AND ANALYSIS WITH MAINSTREAM MEDIA SOURCES)
The big news story this week the conviction of the leading presidential candidate in the 2027 election Marine Le Pen of the National Rally (RN).
Her conviction alongside two dozen other RN defendants accused of using European Parliament funds for political purposes roundly denounced as 'political' by many in France.
Le Pen herself describing what happened as an 'atomic bomb'.
Many in the ranks of nationalistic European parties with ties to Israel calling out the conviction.
Personalities ranging from Geert Wilders in the Netherlands to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban expressing their dismay.
In the UK Nigel Farage condemning the prosecution of Le Pen as political.
And most importantly in the United States individuals close to President Donald Trump including his son Donald Trump Jr. and Elon Musk expressing their outrage.
On Friday Mr. Trump himself weighed in on social media saying in part:
"The Witch Hunt against Marine Le Pen is another example of European Leftists using Lawfare to silence Free Speech, and censor their Political Opponent..."
Trump comparing Le Pen's prosecution to his own experience leading up to the 2024 presidential election in the United States...
Donald J. Trump Truth Social
For Marine Le Pen an expedited appeals process with a decision in the summer of 2026 was suggested in the aftermath of the verdict something she said is 'very good news'.
This weekend protest planned both by the National Rally and the Left in France the RN seeking a well-managed event amid warnings from authorities about 'threats' to magistrates...
"Up to 10,000 participants? How the RN is organizing its 'meeting of support' for Marine Le Pen"-BFM TV France (Translation Prompt)
The Left wanting to protest to demonstrate a notion that it respects 'the rule of law' and opposes the 'far right' that doesn't. Greens and ecologists will demonstrate tomorrow.
But some major left-wing forces including the Socialist and Communist parties opting not to protest tomorrow instead calling for a 'rule of law' protest next Saturday in Paris.
THE NOTION OF EUROPE 'TALKING TO PUTIN' THIS WEEK IT CAME FROM THE PRESIDENT OF FINLAND ALEXANDER STUBB.
STUBB PLAYED GOLF LAST WEEKEND WITH US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP IN A FOURSOME THAT INCLUDED US SENATOR LINDSEY GRAHAM OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND FORMER SOUTH CAROLINA REPUBLICAN CONGRESSMAN TREY GOWDY...OSINTdefender "X" (Photo Embeds).
STUBB RECENTLY VISITED UKRAINE AND SPOKE WITH PRESIDENT VOLODYMYR ZELENSKY.
BY THE END OF THE WEEK 'THE TELEGRAPH' NEWSPAPER IN THE UK SAYING THAT FRENCH PRESIDENT EMMANUEL MACRON IS WILLING TO TAKE ON THE ROLE 'WHEN THE TIME IS RIGHT'...TASS RUSSIA
From Paris this afternoon the "Reservoir Apps" video a lot of interviews as people gather to protest...
Paris Yellow Vests Week 332 Saturday April 5, 2025 Video Stream
The protest captured on this video stream one of opposition to bias in media. A small rally with speakers held outside the "Radio France" building headquarters to government owned media outlets.
A protest march making its way through the streets of Paris this afternoon...
Paris Yellow Vests Protest Week 332 Video Stream Saturday April 5, 2025
This protest billed as one for 'fiscal and social justice'.
It's been a while since public opinion polling has been conducted but following Marine Le Pen's conviction new polling is out.
It shows Le Pen as the first-round winner the same outcome if Jordan Bardella became the RN's 2027 presidential standard bearer.
The Macronists would place second led by former premiers Edouard Philippe or Gabriel Attal with the Left lagging further behind...
"2027 Presidential Poll: RN far ahead..."-BFM-TV (Translation Prompt)
That's the story from France for this week.
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