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Le Pen barred from running for president

Le Pen was also sentenced to four years in prison and a fine of 100,000 Euros, or about $108,000.

Salon

Watch: Le Pen leaves court after being found guilty of embezzling EU funds

Marine Le Pen stormed out of court after she was banned from running in France’s 2027 presidential election, after being found guilty of embezzling funds from the European Parliament.

The Independent UK

Far-right Leaders Rally Around France's Le Pen After Election Ban

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.

International Business Times

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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

The Independent UK

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 verdict throws National Rally into chaos but could boost far right

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

The Guardian - UK

Who is Marine Le Pen? French right-wing politician found guilty of embezzling EU funds

France’s most controversial politician now banned from public office

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French far-right leader Marine Le Pen guilty of embezzlement

Marine Le Pen found guilty of embezzling EU funds

The Independent UK

Marine Le Pen attacks ban on French presidency run as a ‘political decision’

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

The Guardian - UK

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

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen barred from seeking public office for embezzlement

The far-right National Rally leader looks set to be ruled out of the 2027 presidential race

Evening Standard

Marine Le Pen barred from running for president after embezzlement conviction

A FRENCH court has found the country's most prominent far-right politician guilty in an embezzlement case.

The National (Scotland)

Marine Le Pen barred from running for office with immediate effect in Paris embezzlement trial

Marine Le Pen and 24 National Rally members were found guilty of embezzling EU funds to pay party staff, risking Le Pen's future in politics.

Euronews

National Rally president calls for ‘peaceful mobilisation’ after Marine Le Pen convicted of embezzlement – as it happened

Jordan Bardella says in petition there is a ‘dictatorship of judges’ as French far right leader barred from running for public office for five years

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Radio France Internationale

Marine Le Pen faces verdict that could end her presidential hopes

A French court on Monday will deliver its verdict on far-right leader Marine Le Pen’s role in an alleged fake jobs scam at the EU parliament. A guilty verdict could bar her from standing for president in 2027, following a ruling by France's top court that removing an elected official…

The Guardian - UK

Marine Le Pen’s future to be decided as embezzlement verdict arrives

Far-right leader could be barred from standing for presidency if she is convicted over alleged fake jobs scam

Euronews

French court ruling could spell trouble for Le Pen's 2027 presidential run

Legal experts suggest the verdict against a local official from the French island of Mayotte could impact the outcome of the far-right leader's embezzlement trial.

Radio France Internationale

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.

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Euronews

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.

International Business Times

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.

Radio France Internationale

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.

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…

Radio France Internationale

France divided over Ukraine as parliamentary debate sparks tensions

While French politicians across the spectrum are united in their support for Ukraine, a debate in parliament has highlighted the divide between pro-Europeans and nationalists when it comes to the best approach, reigniting tensions in the country's fractured political landscape.

The Guardian - UK

‘Trump is abandoning Ukraine and wants a weaker EU’: Dominique de Villepin on Europe’s moment of truth

The former French PM says the US is no longer an ally of Europe – but has joined Russia and China as an ‘illiberal superpower’

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