Far-right politician Marine Le Pen has begun a weeks-long appeal to overturn her conviction for embezzling millions from the European Parliament, with a view to running for President in 2027.
The leader of France’s populist National Rally (RN) party was handed a four-year prison sentence after it was ruled that she and 24 other party officials diverted more than €3m (£2.5m) of European parliament funds for staff to pay members of the party instead. She was prevented from standing for public office for five years.
