In his first reaction to Monday’s court ruling against far-right leader Marine Le Pen, French president Emmanuel Macron told members of the government that the country’s judiciary was "independent" and that "judges must be protected", according to an official present at the meeting. It comes after Paris prosecutor Laure Beccuau said an investigation had been opened into threats made against the panel of judges who convicted Le Pen.
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