After being convicted of embezzling EU funds, the right-wing populist leader Marine Le Pen has harshly criticised the French judiciary and called for protests at the weekend. The leader of the far-right Rassemblement National party says that the judges' decision was politically motivated and that millions of French people are incensed. Commentators see repercussions that reach far beyond France's borders.
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