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A French court found far-right leader Marine Le Pen guilty in an embezzlement case against her in Paris on Monday.
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French far-right leader Marine Le Pen faces one of the defining days of her political career on Monday, when a court rules whether she is guilty of embezzlement in a trial that could see her barred fr...
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U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that French far-right leader Marine Le Pen's conviction and resulting prohibition from running in the 2027 presidential election was a "very big deal."
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French far-right leader Marine Le Pen barred from seeking office for 5 years, a political earthquake
A French court found her and eight other former European lawmakers guilty of embezzling public funds. The verdict is a hammer blow to Le Pen's presidential hopes and an earthquake for French politics.
French court hands Marine Le Pen five-year election ban, four year prison sentence
A French court has sentenced far-right leader Marine Le Pen to a five-year ban on running for office with immediate effect, throwing into doubt her bid to stand for president in 2027.
Marine Le Pen banned from office, vows to appeal decision
Marine Le Pen, the leader of France’s far-right party, claims that the court issued a "political decision" by banning her from seeking public office for five years. She also announced that she would file an appeal.
France's Le Pen convicted of graft, barred from running for president in 2027
A French court on Monday barred French far-right leader Marine Le Pen from running in the 2027 presidential election after she was convicted of embezzlement, in a seismic ruling that could fuel global tensions over judicial efforts to police politics.
Far-right leader Marine Le Pen banned from 2027 presidential race, throwing French politics into disarray
Far-right figurehead Marine Le Pen has been banned from running for political office for five years after being found guilty of embezzling European Union funds, in a politically explosive ruling that has shattered her hopes of winning France’s 2027 presidential election.
French court to rule in far right embezzlement case. Marine Le Pen's political future is at stake
A Paris court is expected to deliver a verdict in an embezzlement case that could shake up French politics and derail far-right leader Marine Le Pen’s career.
Trump Says Le Pen's Conviction in France Is a 'Very Big Deal'
Le Pen's five-year public office ban cannot be suspended by appeal, although she will retain her parliamentary seat until her term ends. She also received a four-year prison sente
‘Big political earthquake’: CNN’s Melissa Bell breaks down Le Pen verdict
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen has been banned from running for political office for five years after being found guilty of embezzling European Union funds. Le Pen was also handed a four-year prison sentence with two years suspended,
Marine Le Pen attacks five-year ban from running for public office as 'political decision'
Le Pen's ban - after being found guilty of embezzling EU funds - means she would not be able to run in the 2027 French presidential election.
Politico Europe2h
Who’s up and who’s down in France after Le Pen’s guilty verdict
As the leader of the French far right and a member of its first family, Le Pen has proven herself a survivor. She lived through a bomb attack as a child, a very public falling-out with her father Jean-Marie Le Pen, and a public humiliation during her 2017 presidential debate against a young Emmanuel Macron.
Reporter's Notebook: Aftershock from a political 'earthquake' as Le Pen barred from presidential run in 2027
Le Pen called her ban from running a "nuclear bomb" by the system, after a court convicted her of embezzlement and blocked her from office for five years.
Radio France Internationale18h
RN leader Le Pen battles for political future after embezzlement conviction
Marine Le Pen's fight for her political life continued on Tuesday as her far-right National Rally (RN) party mobilised its big guns to champion a leader who was on Monday banned from political life
Politico Europe22h
Trump: Le Pen’s exclusion from French election ‘a very big deal’
A French court found Marine Le Pen guilty of embezzling European Parliament funds and blocked her from running for office for 5 years. A United States official, asked about a French court’s decision to ban far-right leader Marine Le Pen from seeking public office, said Monday it is “concerning” when people are excluded from politics.
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French leader Marine Le Pen barred from seeking office for 5 years, a political earthquake
A French court on Monday convicted Marine Le Pen of embezzlement and barred her from seeking public office for five years -- a hammer blow to the far-right leader's presidential hopes and an earthquake for French politics.
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