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French far-right leader Marine Le Pen has been sentenced to a five-year ban on running for public office for embezzling EU funds, a major political earthquake.
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French far-right leader Marine Le Pen was convicted of embezzlement on Monday (March 31) and banned immediately for five years from running for public office, in a watershed moment that will rule her ...
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France's Marine Le Pen found guilty of embezzlement, barred from elections
Marine Le Pen, the figurehead of the ascendant far-right political movement in France, was hit with a non-custodial prison sentence and barred from running in elections for five years on Monday as a court found her guilty of embezzling European Union funds to pay members of her National Rally party's staff.
What to know about the ruling barring Marine Le Pen from seeking public office for five years
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen has been sentenced to a five-year ban on running for public office for embezzling EU funds, a major political earthquake.
Barring Marine Le Pen is a political earthquake for France
E VEN BEFORE the sentence was pronounced, Marine Le Pen swept out of the courtroom, her handbag dangling from her arm. The French hard-right leader had heard enough, and had reason to fear the worst.
France's Le Pen barred from candidacy after graft conviction
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen was convicted of embezzlement on Monday (March 31) and banned immediately for five years from running for public office, in a watershed moment that will rule her out of the 2027 presidential race unless she successfully appeals beforehand.
Le Pen Barred From 2027 Presidency Run After Court Conviction
Far-right leader Marine Le Pen was convicted of embezzlement and barred from running to be France’s next president in a verdict that reshapes the nation’s political landscape.
Reactions to French far-right leader Le Pen's graft conviction
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen was handed a five-year ban from holding public office after being convicted of misappropriation of funds by a court in France, almost certainly preventing her run for president in 2027.
Le Pen's Pro-Institution Line Was Paying off Until France Judges Ended Her Presidential Hopes
The effort appeared to pay off. Le Pen came to be seen as a president-in-waiting by a growing number of voters - with opinion polls making her the front-runner for 2027 - while the RN became France's largest single parliamentary party.
Le Pen verdict triggers uproar from far right in France and beyond, amid fist pumps in Paris
The thunderclap court ruling barring far-right politician Marine Le Pen from office for five years has reverberated across the political spectrum of France and Europe.
Factbox-Reactions to French far-right leader Le Pen's graft conviction
Marine Le Pen, leader of the far-right National Rally (RN), was handed a five-year ban from running for public office after being convicted on Monday of embezzlement, almost certainly preventing her planned run for France's presidency in 2027.
France's Le Pen convicted of graft, gets five year election ban
PARIS − French far-right leader Marine Le Pen was convicted of embezzlement on Monday and handed an immediate five-year ban from public office, a sentence that will bar her from running in the 2027 presidential race unless she successfully appeals beforehand.
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