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Far-right Leaders Rally Around France's Le Pen After Election Ban

Far-right and nationalist figures voiced their support for Marine Le Pen (Credit: AFP)

Prominent far-right and nationalist figures on Monday rallied around Marine Le Pen after a court sentenced her to a five-year ban on running for office.

"Je suis Marine!" or "I'm Marine," Hungarian nationalist leader Viktor Orban posted in French on X, in reference to the rallying cry "Je suis Charlie" widely used in support after the 2015 Islamist attack on the Charlie Hebdo satirical newspaper in France.

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