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Le Pen Banned from French Elections for Five Years

A French court banned Marine Le Pen from holding public office for five years, imposed a €100,000 fine, and sentenced her to two years of house arrest with electronic monitoring for misappropriating EU funds; eight other party members and twelve assistants were also convicted.

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French Court Convicts Gollnisch and Le Pen for Embezzlement

A French court found former European Parliament member Bruno Gollnisch and former National Rally President Marine Le Pen guilty of embezzling EU funds, sentencing Gollnisch to three years (two suspended), a €50,000 fine, and a five-year ban from public office; Le Pen received a similar ban, jeopardi...

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Le Pen Sentenced, Sparking Outrage from Russia and European Far-Right

A French court sentenced far-right leader Marine Le Pen to two years in prison (suspended) and a five-year ban from public office for misusing EU funds; this decision sparked outrage from Russia and numerous European far-right figures who condemned it as an attack on democracy, revealing strong tran...

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French Court Bans Le Pen From Office, Shaking Up 2027 Election

A French court banned Marine Le Pen, leader of the National Rally, from holding public office for five years due to embezzlement of approximately €4.5 million in EU funds between 2004 and 2016, significantly impacting the 2027 French presidential election.

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French Public Broadcasters Strike Against Proposed Holding Company

A two-day strike impacting Radio France and France Télévisions stations began Monday, protesting a government bill to create a public broadcasting holding company, France Médias, before its National Assembly review; unions fear budget cuts and loss of independence.

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Le Pen Faces Potential Ineligibility for 2027 Presidential Election

A French court is to deliver a verdict on Monday in a case against Marine Le Pen for misappropriation of public funds, with prosecutors seeking a five-year prison sentence and five years of ineligibility; the immediate application of ineligibility is uncertain and depends on a court ruling about "pr...

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French Court Convicts Le Pen, Bars Her From Office for Five Years

A French court convicted Marine Le Pen of embezzlement, banning her from public office for five years, fining her €100,000, and sentencing her to four years in prison (two commuted to electronic monitoring); this bars her from the 2027 presidential race unless her appeal is successful.

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French Court Convicts Marine Le Pen of Misusing EU Funds

A French court sentenced far-right leader Marine Le Pen to two years suspended prison time, a \$109,000 fine, and a five-year ban from holding public office for misusing \$137,000 in EU parliamentary funds by employing parliamentary assistants who did not work for the EU. Le Pen, who maintains her i...

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Le Pen's Conviction Shakes French Politics

A French court found Marine Le Pen guilty of embezzlement, banning her from the 2027 presidential election; her response—either supporting Jordan Bardella or challenging the verdict—will significantly impact French politics.

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French Court Bans Le Pen from Running for Office

A French court ruled Marine Le Pen ineligible to run for office for five years due to a decade-long scheme of embezzling millions of euros in public funds through her party, the Rassemblement National, previously known as the Front National.

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Wauquiez Confident of Les Républicains Victory Despite Poll Deficit

Laurent Wauquiez, trailing in polls for the Les Républicains presidency, claims momentum is shifting in his favor, citing a membership surge in his department from 200 to 1400 since mid-February and plans for 120 campaign trips before the May 17-18 vote.

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Sarkozy Faces Seven-Year Sentence in Libyan Campaign Finance Case

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy faces a seven-year prison sentence and a €300,000 fine for allegedly receiving €50 million in illegal campaign funding from Libya's Muammar Gaddafi during his 2007 presidential campaign; a verdict is expected on April 10th.

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