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Marine Le Pen brought far right to France’s front door

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Los Angeles Times |
The Élysée Palace seemed within reach. Now her political future may lie in ruins.
Bloomberg L.P. |
Judges at the Paris criminal court found Le Pen and her National Rally party guilty of diverting millions of euros in European Union funds to finance activities related to their domestic agenda.
BBC |
From Russia, even the Kremlin chimed in. Dmitry Peskov, spokesman for President Vladimir Putin, displayed a sudden interest in democracy, declaring that "Marine Le Pen's situation constitutes a viola...

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