ルペン氏の有罪判決「非常に大きな問題」、トランプ氏が見解

　トランプ米大統領は３１日、フランスの極右政党、国民連合（ＲＮ）の指導者マリーヌ・ルペン氏が公金不正流用で有罪判決を受け、２０２７年の次期大統領選への出馬を禁止されたことについて「非常に大きな問題だ」と述べた。写真は米首都ワシントンのホワイトハウスで２７日撮影（２０２５年　ロイター/Evelyn Hockstein）

[ワシントン３１日ロイター] - トランプ米大統領は３１日、フランスの極右政党、国民連合（ＲＮ）の指導者マリーヌ・ルペン氏が公金不正流用で有罪判決を受け、２０２７年の次期大統領選への出馬を禁止されたことについて「非常に大きな問題だ」と述べた。

人権擁護団体は、両氏が移民やマイノリティーに対し攻撃的な主張を展開していると批判してきた。もっと見る

トランプ氏は記者団の質問に対し「非常に大きな問題だ」とし「この件についてはよく知っている。多くの人々は彼女が何の罪にも問われないと考えていた」と発言。

「だが彼女は５年間立候補を禁止された。彼女は有力候補だ。この国のようだ。この国に非常によく似ている」と語った。自身が大統領就任前に訴訟に直面したことに言及したとみられる。

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