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Marine Le Pen's far-right National Rally has organized a major protest for Paris on Sunday after a court barred her from the next French presidential election.
From DPA International
Le Pen denounced the verdict in an interview with French TV channel TF1 as a “political” move aimed at preventing her from running in the 2027 presidential election and said that millions of French p...
From Associated Press
The decision has landed in French politics like a bomb, owing to one aspect of Ms Le Pen’s sentence: she is barred for five years from running for office, with immediate effect.
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Le Pen's far-right party organizes Paris protest for Sunday
Marine Le Pen's far-right National Rally has organized a major protest for Paris on Sunday after a court barred her from the next French presidential election. The event in the city centre will include speeches by Le Pen and party leader Jordan Bardella.
France's far right calls for Paris rally in support of Le Pen
French far-right leader Jordan Bardella has called on people to rally in the centre of Paris on Sunday in protest at a ruling that has banned Marine Le Pen from running for public
Marine Le Pen brought the far right to France's front door
For years, Marine Le Pen stood at the gates of power — poised, relentless and rising. Now her political future may lie in ruins.
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen barred from seeking office for 5 years, a political earthquake
A French court on Monday convicted Marine Le Pen of embezzlement and barred her from seeking public office for five years — a hammer blow to
Judge who barred France's Le Pen gets police protection following threats
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,
Italy's Vice Premier expresses solidarity for Le Pen following embezzlement conviction
Italy's Vice Premier Matteo Salvini expressed solidarity with French far-right leader Marine Le Pen after a court convicted her on Monday for embezzlement, barring her from public office for five years.
Why Marine Le Pen should be allowed to run for president
Nonetheless, although blocking Ms Le Pen from running for president is perfectly legal, it risks undermining the legitimacy of the next election. That is the wrong trade-off for France. If an appeals court can shorten the ban and allow her to campaign in 2027,
Marine Le Pen verdict ‘represents an effort to make democracy better’ in France – interview
The ruling in a Paris court that the far-right leader is guilty of misappropriating public funds will probably eliminate her from the 2027 presidential election.
Donald Trump Reacts to Marine Le Pen's Guilty Verdict: 'Very Big Deal'
Marine Le Pen and officials in her party were found guilty of misusing European Parliament funds between 2004 and 2016.
Le Pen verdict triggers uproar from far right in France and beyond
A court ruling barring far-right politician Marine Le Pen from office for five years has reverberated across France and Europe.
France's Marine Le Pen, leading right-wing politician, found guilty of embezzlement, barred from elections
France's far-right leader Marine Le Pen was found guilty of embezzlement and barred from running in elections for five years.
PHOTO COLLECTION: France Far Right Trial
French far right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen attends a party meeting in Nanterre, France, Thursday, Jan. 12, 2012. (AP Photo/Jacques Brinon. File) French far-right leader Marine Le Pen reacts at the National Assembly before French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou delivers his general policy speech meant to outline his top priorities,
French appeals court will issue ruling in National Rally case in summer 2026
A Paris court said on Tuesday three appeals have been filed so far in the case against the far-right National Rally party that saw leader Marine Le Pen banned from running for office for five years, but did not provide details on who had filed them.
What We Know About Marine Le Pen’s Embezzlement Conviction
The far-right French politician was a leading candidate to become the country’s next president, but has now been barred from running for public office for five years.
Marine Le Pen rejects idea of a pardon, French court says appeal coming in 2026
Marine Le Pen, the front-runner to replace French President Emmanuel Macron in 2027, was found guilty of embezzlement by a Paris court.
Judge Who Barred France's Le Pen Gets Police Protection as Macron Condemns Threats
The home address of Benedicte de Perthuis - the head of a three-judge panel that found Le Pen guilty of embezzling EU funds and handed her a five-year ban on seeking public office - was shared online after she delivered her ruling on Monday, the source said. She is now receiving police protection at work and at home.
France’s Le Pen convicted of embezzlement, sentence knocks her out of presidential race
Le Pen, the National Rally and two dozen party figures were accused of diverting more than 4 million euros ($4.33 million) of European Parliament funds to
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