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Trump and Musk blast embezzlement verdict as Le Pen plans appeal
US President Donald Trump and close ally Elon Musk weighed in on Marine Le Pen's conviction after the far-right National Rally leader was found guilty of embezzlement and barred from running in the ...
Marine Le Pen vows to fight election ban in scathing attack on court’s ‘politician decision’ after embezzlement conviction
Marine Le Pen has attacked a court’s decision to ban her from standing for election after she was found guilty of embezzling funds from the European parliament.The leader of the far-right National ...
The New York Times20d
Possible Electoral Ban on Marine Le Pen Has France on Edge
By Roger Cohen Reporting from Paris Marine ... an election to lead France if she is found guilty of embezzlement on Monday. Such a verdict, far from certain, has been equated by Ms. Le Pen with ...
CBS News12d
Le Pen supporters rally in Paris after embezzling conviction: "Trump can run — why not Marine?"
Recent polling had shown Le Pen likely would have won at least a first round in France's next national election, though it is ...
Wall Street Journal18d
Marine Le Pen Found Guilty of Embezzlement, Banned From Next Election
PARIS—A French court convicted Marine Le Pen of misusing European Union funds, banning her from the next presidential election in a ruling that upends the country’s political landscape.
Wall Street Journal18d
Marine Le Pen Sentenced to Prison, Banned From Next Elections Over Embezzlement
PARIS—A French court convicted Marine Le Pen of misusing European Union funds, sentencing her to prison and banning her from France’s next presidential election. Judges handed down a sentence ...
CNN18d
Far-right leader Marine Le Pen banned from 2027 presidential race, throwing French politics into disarray
French far-right figurehead Marine Le Pen has been banned ... A Paris court also handed Le Pen, who was the frontrunner for the next election, a four-year prison sentence with two years suspended ...
USA Today19d
France's Le Pen convicted of graft, gets five year election ban
Judge Benedicte de Perthuis said Le Pen ... next election. "This is a seismic political event," political analyst Arnaud Benedetti said. PARIS − French far-right leader Marine Le Pen was ...
The Daily Gazette19d
Marine Le Pen to appeal French election ban after embezzlement ruling
Far-right leader Marine Le Pen’s presidential ambitions were dealt a potential death blow after she was convicted of embezzlement by a French court and barred from running in the next election ...
The New York Times19d
Marine Le Pen Barred From French Presidential Run After Embezzlement Ruling
excluding her from the 2027 election unless she can secure a more favorable outcome on appeal. By Roger Cohen and Aurelien Breeden Reporting from Paris Marine Le Pen, the French far-right leader ...
The Irish Times12d
Marine Le Pen rallies her supporters to protest election ban
potentially giving her enough time to contest the election, if her conviction is overturned. Le Pen was greeted by cheers of “Marine présidente” as she told the crowds gathered at Place ...