French far right leader Marine Le Pen barred from running for office for five years; the Reserve Bank prepares to deliver a decision on interest rates; Jakub Mensik keeps Novak Djokovic from ...

French prosecutors have asked for prison time and a five-year ban from politics for far-right leader Marine Le Pen, potentially derailing her bid to become president in 2027.

Far-right figurehead Marine Le Pen has been banned from running for political office for five years after being found guilty of embezzling European Union funds, in a politically explosive ruling ...

Right-wing politician Marine Le Pen was the polling leader for the 2027 French presidential election after finishing as runner-up in 2017 and 2022.

Far-right figurehead Marine Le Pen has been banned from running for political office for five years after being found guilty of embezzling European Union funds, in a politically explosive ruling ...

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French politician Marine Le Pen may be emboldened in a similar fashion to President Donald Trump following one of his indictments after a court found the National Rally leader guilty of embezzling ...

PARIS — Monday could go down as one of the most important days in the history of the French far right.. The day saw a three-judge panel seemingly crush Marine Le Pen’s dream of winning the presidency, ...

Why France's Marine Le Pen can't run for public office for five years 02:48. Convicted of embezzling public funds and banned from running for office, far-right politician Marine Le Pen stood ...

Another 24 RN elected officials – including nine former members of the European Parliament – were tried for similar offences alongside Le Pen, who was an MEP between 2004 and 2016.

Ms Le Pen is no stranger to national elections. Since taking the helm at what was then an extreme-right outfit, co-founded in 1972 by a former member of the Waffen SS and nostalgic for French-run ...