Should a politician, who has been formerly convicted of a crime, be allowed to run for office?

@9ZTKV4JAnswerselectionsCriminal Politicians6mos ago

Yes but it will temporarily ban them from running

after the ban they are allowed to run as long as they finished the sentence and it wasn't commited while in office. Sexual or violent crimes will ban politicians for running for 20 years while other crimes will ban them for 10 years. However for murder or treason or a crime commited while in office a politician should not be allowed to run.

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