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Why the French Far Right Depends on Marine Le Pen
The conviction of Marine Le Pen for embezzlement may well dash her chances of replacing Emmanuel Macron as French president in 2027, and leaves the far-right party that became the country’s main ...
Marine Le Pen rallies her supporters to protest election ban
Beneath the glittering golden dome of Les Invalides, Jordan Bardella was quick to pay tribute to one of his heroes, Napoleon, ...
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Le Pen supporters rally in Paris after embezzling conviction: "Trump can run — why not Marine?"
Convicted of embezzling public funds and banned from running for office, far-right politician Marine Le Pen stood unshaken ...
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Marine Le Pen verdict fuels debate that Europe’s ‘rule of law’ is throttling the ‘will of the people’
This week, a French court found far-right figurehead Marine Le Pen guilty of embezzling millions of euros of European Union ...
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Thousands gather to support Marine Le Pen after embezzlement conviction: ‘Judicial dictatorship’
Marine Le Pen, who was sentenced last week for an embezzlement conviction, held a rally attended by thousands in protest of her sentence on Sunday, claiming that it was politically motivated.
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Possible Electoral Ban on Marine Le Pen Has France on Edge
By Roger Cohen Reporting from Paris Marine Le Pen, the French far-right leader, has tried and failed three times to become president. Now, even as her popularity rises, she may be barred from ...
Marine Le Pen brought the far right to France’s front door
French far right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen attends a party meeting in Nanterre, France, Thursday, Jan. 12, 2012. (AP Photo/Jacques Brinon. File) Honorary President of far-right party ...
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Marine Le Pen is barred from seeking public office for embezzlement
PARIS (AP) — A French court on Monday barred Marine Le Pen from seeking public office for five years, with immediate effect, for embezzlement — a hammer blow to the far-right leader’s ...
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen barred from seeking office for 5 years, a political earthquake
Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A French court has barred Marine Le Pen from seeking public office for five years for embezzlement in a ...
French Court Sentences Marine Le Pen to Jail, Bars Right-Wing Presidential Hopeful from Running in 2027
A member of the French Parliament, Le Pen and others were accused of misusing 4.4 million euros, or $4.8 million, in European Parliament funds to pay staff who were working for he ...
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Could the verdict expected at French far-right party's trial end Marine Le Pen's political career?
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen says her “political death” is at stake in a verdict expected Monday PARIS -- Her “political death.” That's how French far-right leader Marine Le Pen described ...
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Breakingviews: Marine Le Pen election ban worsens French chaos
BERLIN, March 31 (Reuters Breakingviews) - The decision of a French court to ban far-right leader Marine Le Pen from running in the 2027 presidential election will deepen political chaos in a ...