A Rising French Politician Tells the Sun That Her Country Must Not Succumb to ‘Extremism’

Shannon Seban visits the Sun’s offices to urge resistance to both Marine Le Pen, on the right, and Jean-Luc Mélenchon, on the left.

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The French politician Shannon Seban speaks on a recent trip to New York City, 2025. via Shannon Seban

A city council member, Shannon Seban, of Rosny-sous-Bois — a  suburb of Paris — tells The New York Sun that the ban of Marine Le Pen from running for the presidency of the Fifth Republic is a “condemnation that will make history.” Ms. Seban is just 29 years old but already a rising voice on the French scene. 

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