'The trial of Marine Le Pen exposes the fragility of the concept of the rule of law'
- Posted on January 12, 2026
- By Le Monde
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'The trial of Marine Le Pen exposes the fragility of the concept of the rule of law'

OP-ED. In the ideological battle that followed the conviction of the president of the far-right Rassemblement National, the very future of French democracy is at stake, writes historian Jérôme Perrier.