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‘Politicians have always been schemers’: upheld conviction fails to dent Le Pen’s popularity
Marine Le Pen's upheld conviction for embezzlement has not reduced her popularity, and she remains a presidential candidate. Supporters in Montargis, like Jean-Antoine, argue that her actions were for her party and that all politicians are schemers.
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