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Marine Le Pen’s ban polarises France
F or the better part of a decade Marine Le Pen has worked methodically to transform an extremist, xenophobic fringe movement ...
The EU Parliament Has Transparency Problems. Marine Le Pen's Case Is a Window Into What's Wrong
The conviction of French far-right leader Marine Le Pen for embezzling funds from the EU Parliament has sent shockwaves ...
Marine Le Pen brought the far right to France’s front door
PARIS -- For years, Marine Le Pen stood at the gates of power — poised, relentless and rising. She stripped the French far ...
French court finds far-right leader Marine Le Pen guilty in embezzlement case
A French court has convicted Marine Le Pen of embezzlement and barred her from seeking public office for five years — a ...
Marine Le Pen goes on the offensive after 5-year ban
Le Pen was sentenced on Monday to an immediate ban on standing for election for five years, which would make it impossible ...
What to know about Marine Le Pen’s ban from public office in France
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen has been sentenced to a five-year ban on running for public office for embezzling EU ...
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Reporter's Notebook: Aftershock from a political 'earthquake' as Le Pen barred from presidential run in 2027
Le Pen called her ban from running a "nuclear bomb" by the system, after a court convicted her of embezzlement and blocked ...
Marine Le Pen's ban outraged France's far right - and they may well take revenge
Could the National Rally retaliate in parliament by attempting to bring down the fragile coalition government?
After Le Pen ruling, accusations of 'lawfare' land in France
When French far-right leader Marine Le Pen accused the judiciary of deploying a "nuclear bomb" to blow up her presidential ...
Judge who barred France's Le Pen gets police protection as Macron condemns threats
The judge who barred far-right leader Marine Le Pen from running in France's 2027 presidential election is under police ...