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Tuesday briefing: How Le Pen’s conviction could reshape National Rally – and French politics

In today’s newsletter: Le Pen’s embezzlement conviction bans her for five years from public office. More on the charges, the sentence and what happens next

The Guardian - UK

France's Le Pen Seeks To Keep Presidency Hopes Alive After Election Ban

Far-right leader Marine Le Pen fought Tuesday to keep alive her dream of winning the French presidency after a court handed her a five-year ban on running for office.

International Business Times

With this damning of Le Pen, France can be the ‘anti-Trump’. It’s a bold path others should follow

The far right leader is banned and disgraced. European leaders can seize this moment to show voters they will fight for them, says Guardian Europe columnist Alexander Hurst

The Guardian - UK

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The Guardian view on the Marine Le Pen verdict: no politician is above the law

Editorial: Having been found guilty of systematic embezzlement, the far-right leader cannot claim to be a political martyr

The Guardian - UK

Marine Le Pen’s victim narrative is already being constructed – but there are ways to stop her criminal conviction benefitting her

Marine Le Pen, figurehead of France’s Rassemblement National (RN), one of the most established far-right parties in Europe, has been found guilty of embezzling funds from the European parliament.

The Conversation

Who is Jordan Bardella, likely successor to Marine Le Pen in French presidential race?

Le Pen’s 29-year-old protege is the new anti-immigration face of French far right but observers point to his youth and lack of experience

The Guardian - UK

Why has Marine Le Pen been barred from standing in French election – and can she appeal?

Marine Le Pen has been convicted of embezzlement. Here’s all you need to know

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French court hands Le Pen five-year election ban in fake jobs case

A French court has banned far-right leader Marine Le Pen from holding public office for five years with immediate effect after finding her guilty of misusing EU funds through a fake jobs scam. The verdict rules out her running in the 2027 presidential race, unless she successfully appeals beforehand.

Radio France Internationale

Marine Le Pen banned from running for French president after embezzling EU funds

Le Pen handed immediate five-year ban from political office, excluding her from running in the French presidential elections in 2027

The Independent UK

Europe's far-right is courting Israel in 'tactical shift' to mask origins

When far-right leaders from Europe attended an anti-Semitism conference in Jerusalem this week, it made headlines. Their parties have roots in Holocaust denial and Nazi collaboration – yet they were welcomed at an event aimed at fighting anti-Semitism.

Radio France Internationale

Israel's antisemitism conference sparks debate over alliances with Europe's right wing

Stirring controversy even before its official start, this week's International Conference on Combating Antisemitism in Jerusalem made headlines long before it took place.

Euronews

France's Le Pen Faces Verdict That Could End Presidential Hopes

A French court on Monday will rule in the trial of far-right leader Marine Le Pen over an alleged fake jobs scam at the EU parliament, a verdict which could ruin her chances of standing for president in 2027.

International Business Times

At Jerusalem Meet, Netanyahu Warns Of Rising Anti-Semitism

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday warned "the fate of free societies" was linked to their fight against anti-Semitism, at a conference in Jerusalem, where the attendance of far-right European politicians has divided the international Jewish community.

International Business Times

French Jewish group distances itself from far-right leaders' Israel visit

France's main Jewish association on Monday publicly distanced itself from an unprecedented invitation for two key figures in the French far right to attend a conference this week in Israel on the fight against anti-Semitism.

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Radio France Internationale

French far-right leader's presence at Israel anti-Semitism conference stirs controversy

Jordan Bardella, the leader of France's far-right National Rally (RN) party, is to make an unprecedented visit to Israel later this month to attend an international conference on fighting anti-Semitism. While the party has worked to shake off links to Holocaust-denial, some French Jewish figures and politicians are uncomfortable over…

Al Jazeera

Trump ‘victory lap’, Musk’s chainsaw, Bannon’s salute: Key CPAC takeaways

The annual gathering of US conservatives enthusiastically welcomes US president’s promise to shrink the government.

Radio France Internationale

Far-right leader Bardella withdraws from US conservative conference over 'Nazi salute'

French far-right leader Jordan Bardella abruptly withdrew from the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) on Friday, citing concerns over a gesture made by former Trump advisor Steve Bannon that he described as 'alluding to Nazi ideology'.

The National (Scotland)

Nigel Farage and Liz Truss 'taking far-right Reichsmark', Humza Yousaf says

NIGEL Farage and Liz Truss are accepting the far-right "Reichsmark”, Humza Yousaf has said ...

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The Independent UK

Even neo-Nazis say it’s getting a ‘little excessive’ following Steve Bannon’s CPAC salute

‘The Manson Family had a more coherent ideology than MAGA. And the liberal criticism that American ‘fascism’ is merely a personality cult around Trump seems justified,’ notorious white supremacist Richard Spencer said on Friday

Al Jazeera

France’s Bardella cancels CPAC speech after Steve Bannon’s ‘Nazi’ gesture

Steve Bannon denied that his gesture was a Nazi salute and described it as a ‘wave’.

Latin Times

Far-Right French Leader Backs Out of Speech Over Steve Bannon's Alleged 'Nazi' Salute

The president of France's far-right National Rally party canceled his CPAC speech after former Trump advisor Steve Bannon made a Nazi salute at the event on Thursday.

Salon

Backlash over Bannon's "Nazi" salute

The apparent gesture was too much for Jordan Bardella, a rising star in Marine Le Pen's National Rally party

The Guardian - US

French far-right leader cancels CPAC speech over Steve Bannon’s ‘Nazi’ salute

National Rally’s Jordan Barella calls off address as Anti-Defamation League says it is concerned but ‘not surprised’

International Business Times

France Far-right Leader Cancels US Speech After 'Nazi Gesture' By Ex-Trump Aide

France's far-right leader Jordan Bardella said Friday he had cancelled his speech at a right-wing meeting in Washington after a "gesture alluding to Nazi ideology" by conservative firebrand Steve Bannon.

International Business Times

French PM Set To Survive No Confidence Vote

French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou is expected on Wednesday to survive a no-confidence vote in parliament, winning some breathing space after less than two months in office but by no means ensuring his long-term future.

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