Marine Le Pen, France

High-stakes trial that could derail presidential ambitions of France’s Marine Le Pen wraps up
The Paris court is expected to render its verdict in the spring. It could declare Le Pen ineligible to seek public office if it finds her guilty.
Verdict due in March in Marine Le Pen's EU graft charges trial
PARIS - French judges will deliver verdicts on March 31 in the trial of Marine Le Pen and her far-right party on charges of misappropriating European Union funds, a ruling that could have far-reaching political consequences.
What to know about Marine Le Pen’s trial in France
France’s leading far-right figure, Marine Le Pen, was on trial for allegedly embezzling European Union funds. The Paris court is expected to provide a verdict in the spring of next year. France’s leading far-right figure,
Embezzlement trial of France's Le Pen ends, verdicts expected in 2025
The trial of French far-right leader Marine Le Pen and other French right-wing nationalists on suspicion of embezzling European funds is set to end on Wednesday, with verdicts expected in early 2025.
Marine Le Pen’s next bid for French presidency threatened as prosecutors seek political ban
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.
French court to rule on electoral ineligibility for far-right leader Le Pen in March
The verdict on whether France's far-right leader Marine Le Pen will be ruled ineligible to compete in elections will be delivered on March 31, 2025. Le Pen and two dozen other figures in the National Rally party are accused of having embezzled millions of euros from the European Parliament.
Court To Rule On Ineligibility For France's Le Pen In March
French far-right figurehead Marine Le Pen will learn in March whether she will be declared ineligible for elections, a Paris court said on Wednesday at the end of a trial for embezzling funds from the European Parliament.
Marine Le Pen embezzlement trial comes to close, verdicts in 2025
The trial of French far-right leader Marine Le Pen and other French right-wing nationalists on suspicion of embezzling European funds wound down on Wednesday, with verdicts expected in early 2025. The central accusation in the trial is that Le Pen's National Rally party received money from the European Parliament for parliamentary assistants who were actually working either partly or wholly for the party itself.
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Marine Le Pen spooks the bond markets
When the prime minister was appointed in September, Ms Le Pen pledged not to vote against his government right away. But she ...
Le Pen’s Party Yet to Decide on Toppling French Government
Far-right leader Marine Le Pen’s finance chief said Wednesday her lawmakers have not yet decided if they will vote to bring ...
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Far-right fake jobs trial: French prosecutors request Marine Le Pen be banned from running for public office
Marine Le Pen could automatically be banned from running for president in 2027 If granted by the court, the ban would exclude the 56-year-old politician from running in France's 2027 ...
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Would banning Marine Le Pen from running for president be a gift for France's far right?
France’s far-right leader Marine Le Pen faces the prospect of being banned from running in the 2027 presidential election if found guilty of embezzling EU funds. But a guilty verdict ...
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France election: Marine Le Pen concedes election but still counts a win
But, says Nonna Mayer, one of France's foremost experts on the far right, Marine Le Pen always faces the same limitations. "The main one is the lack of credibility," Dr Mayer told me. "She's ...