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National Front VP: Le Pen, Fillon’s Court Schedule Composed to Benefit Macron

© REUTERS / Maxim ShemetovFrench Economy Minister Emmanuel Macron attends a meeting with the media after a session of the Russian-French Council for economic, financial, industrial and trade issues in Moscow, Russia, January 25, 2016
French Economy Minister Emmanuel Macron attends a meeting with the media after a session of the Russian-French Council for economic, financial, industrial and trade issues in Moscow, Russia, January 25, 2016 - Sputnik International
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The schedule of court proceedings against French far-right National Front’s (FN) leader Marine Le Pen and former Vice President Francois Fillon was arranged in order to benefit another presidential candidate, Emmanuel Macron, Vice President of National Front Florian Philippot said on Wednesday.

French Front National (National Front - FN) far-right party's President, European MP and candidate for the 2017 French Presidential elections Marine Le Pen adjusts her headphones as she attends a debate on the conclusions of the European Council meeting on October 20-21 at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, eastern France, on October 26, 2016 - Sputnik International
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Earlier in the day, Fillon confirmed he was summoned to court over his wife’s alleged fake employment. Fillon’ interview with the investigators was set for March 15.

On the same day, the European Parliament's legal affairs committee voted to lift the immunity of Le Pen, which allows French prosecutors to undertake legal actions against the presidential candidate for tweeting images of killings by the terrorist of Islamic State (IS, outlawed in Russia) in December 2015. The decision has to be confirmed on a plenary session of the European Parliament on Thursday.

"Clearly this schedule was composed specially to benefit Hollande’s candidate. The government is supporting Macron because he is an heir to Hollande," Philippot said in an interview with the BFM TV channel.

Le Pen is currently seen by the polls as the winner of the first round set for April 27. However, she is likely to cede to either of the two other top candidates, Macron or Fillon, in the run-off scheduled for May 7. Macron and Fillon are projected to win respectively 58 and 61 percent of votes in the second round if they run against Le Pen.

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