French far-right figurehead Marine Le Pen could see her 40-year political career come to an end on Tuesday if French courts rule that she is guilty of embezzling public funds and ineligible to stand for the presidency in 2027. FRANCE 24 takes a look at how she rose to prominence in France and brought her National Rally party into mainstream politics.
From a young age Marine Le Pen was drawn to politics. Her father Jean-Marie Le Pen was the leader and co-founder of the far-right party the National Front (NF), which she joined as a young adult.
