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My party had no ‘system’ to misuse EU funds, Marine Le Pen tells appeal trial

French far-right leader denies existence of fake jobs ‘system’ as she seeks to overturn ban on running for president

The Guardian - UK · Jan 20

What is Marine Le Pen guilty of in National Rally embezzlement case?

The far-right leader has been banned from running for office for five years after an EU parliament fake jobs scam

The Guardian - UK · Apr 1, 2025

Jean-Marie Le Pen obituary

Leader of the Front National who took the far right into the mainstream of French politics

The Guardian - UK · Jan 7, 2025

How Marine Le Pen managed to gain ground with youth voters – and why her success isn't being replicated by the US right

Far-right candidate Marine Le Pen may have missed out on the French presidency, falling 17 pecentage points short of incumbent Emmanuel Macron in a runoff held April 24, 2022. But to characterize her campaign as a total loss would be missing an essential point: with nearly 41.2% of the vote,…

The Conversation · May 3, 2022

Marine Le Pen: can the right-wing ‘wolf’ really pull off a moderate rebrand?

She’s closing in on the French president, with insiders saying this month’s election could be her third time lucky. From her traumatic upbringing to her complicated relationship with her father, Katie Strick charts the rise of the right-wing candidate known as MLP

Evening Standard · Apr 12, 2022

The Guardian view on Marine Le Pen’s surge: alarm bells ring

Editorial: Emmanuel Macron is still the likely winner of this month’s presidential election. But he will need the support of the left

The Guardian - UK · Apr 6, 2022

French far-right party founder Jean-Marie Le Pen in hospital after minor stroke

The co-founder and former president of French far-right party Front National (National Front), Jean-Marie Le Pen, 93, is in hospital following a minor stroke, one of his advisors said on Thursday.

Reuters · Feb 3, 2022