PRESS REVIEW – Wednesday, July 8: French and international newspapers react to Marine Le Pen's conviction and her decision to press ahead with her presidential bid. Also, Turkey deports a Russian anti-war activist back to Russia, raising fresh questions about the safety of anti-war Russians abroad. Finally, is there a major male fertility crisis?
French papers react to Marine Le Pen’s decision to run for the presidency and appeal her conviction. La Voix du Nord says that “there was only a tiny window of opportunity (...) and Marine Le Pen rushed through it”. According to the paper, Le Pen “remains in control”. L’Opinion says she has been “neither barred nor exonerated,” so “Le Pen chose a third path” with her decision to run for the presidency.
