The Latest Breaking News from Marine Le Pen

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

Jair Bolsonaro criticised the ruling saying ‘left-wing judicial activisim’ was spreading round the world

Prominent far-right and nationalist figures on Monday rallied around Marine Le Pen after a court sentenced her to a five-year ban on running for office.

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

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.

Conviction is a huge blow to her party and harms her drive for respectability, while serving the victimisation narrative

France’s most controversial politician now banned from public office

Marine Le Pen found guilty of embezzling EU funds

Far-right leader, who was found guilty of embezzlement of European funds, says conviction is a ‘denial of democracy’