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 ...

A criminal court in Paris ruled that Marine Le Pen had played a “central role” in a scheme to siphon funds from the European Parliament to finance her far-right National Rally party. Ms. Le ...

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 ...

On Monday, Le Pen and officials in her party, the National Rally, were found guilty of misusing European Parliament funds.

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.

PARIS — A French court ruled Wednesday to strip Marine Le Pen of her role as a local representative in the northern region of Pas-de-Calais as a result of being found guilty of embezzling public funds ...

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.

Marine Le Pen’s presidential hopes seem dead. Her party hasn’t really planned for it. France’s far-right powerhouse, the National Rally, has largely avoided discussing Le Pen’s legal troubles.

Marine Le Pen, France’s far-right leader, was sentenced to prison and barred from running for office for five years after a court convicted her of embezzlement.

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen banned from running in 2027 presidential election over embezzlement charges ...

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen has been banned from standing for office for five years with immediate effect and sentenced to jail after being convicted of embezzling EU funds. Monday’s ...

BETWEEN 2004 and 2016, Marine Le Pen diverted European Union funds to pay her party’s political staff, falsely claiming that they were working as assistants to its deputies in the European ...