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Convicted of embezzling public funds and banned from running for office, far-right politician Marine Le Pen stood unshaken before a sea of French flags in Paris on Sunday. “For 30 years I have fought ...
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Marine Le Pen called a court ruling that bans her from running for office for five years a "political decision" at a rally in Paris on Sunday.
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Marine Le Pen was at the heart of a system to create phony contracts directing millions in EU funding to her inner circle and party officials.
The French far right has framed the verdict against Le Pen as an attack on democracy — but was unable to attract a large crowd to a rally of support on Sunday.
The judge who barred far-right leader Marine Le Pen from running in France's 2027 presidential election is under police protection after facing death threats and having her home address shared online,
Las esperanzas de Marine Le Pen de mantener viva su candidatura a la presidencia de Francia en 2027 se vieron impulsadas después de que el Tribunal de Apelación de París señalara que debería poder emitir un fallo en el verano del próximo año,