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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
Politics
Sophie Stuber

Le Pen’s conviction in France: Career-ending or fuel for a new far right?

RN officials distribute leaflets in support of French far-right leader Marine Le Pen at a market, a day after she was found guilty of embezzlement of EU funds and barred from running for office for five years, in Henin-Beaumont, France, April 1, 2025 [Stephanie Lecocq/Reuters]

Paris, France – On Sunday, an opinion poll predicted that Marine Le Pen, the longtime leader of the French far right, would secure up to 37 percent of votes in the 2027 presidential election, more than 22 points higher than in 2022 and 10 points ahead of any other candidate.

The “page has definitely turned”, said Frederic Dabi, the head of pollster Ifop Opinion.

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