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Le Pen Convicted, Banned From French Politics for Five Years
A French court convicted Marine Le Pen, leader of the National Rally party, of misusing €4.1 million in EU funds, resulting in a five-year ban from holding public office and effectively barring her from the 2027 presidential race; the court also fined her party €2 million.
Le Pen Convicted, Banned From French Politics for Five Years
A French court convicted Marine Le Pen, leader of the National Rally party, of misusing €4.1 million in EU funds, resulting in a five-year ban from holding public office and effectively barring her from the 2027 presidential race; the court also fined her party €2 million.
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56% Bias Score
Le Pen Banned From French Politics for Five Years After Embezzlement Conviction
A Paris court found Marine Le Pen, leader of France's National Rally party, guilty of embezzling EU funds, resulting in a five-year ban from holding political office, a prison sentence, and a €100,000 fine; impacting her 2027 presidential bid and the party's image.
Le Pen Banned From French Politics for Five Years After Embezzlement Conviction
A Paris court found Marine Le Pen, leader of France's National Rally party, guilty of embezzling EU funds, resulting in a five-year ban from holding political office, a prison sentence, and a €100,000 fine; impacting her 2027 presidential bid and the party's image.
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40% Bias Score
France's National Rally: From Antisemitism to Ally
French Minister Amichai Chikli invited the likely future leaders of France's National Rally (RN) to an antisemitism conference, highlighting the party's remarkable transformation under Marine Le Pen from its antisemitic past to a pro-Israel stance actively combating antisemitism and Islamism.
France's National Rally: From Antisemitism to Ally
French Minister Amichai Chikli invited the likely future leaders of France's National Rally (RN) to an antisemitism conference, highlighting the party's remarkable transformation under Marine Le Pen from its antisemitic past to a pro-Israel stance actively combating antisemitism and Islamism.
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56% Bias Score
French Political Divide Widens Amid Ukraine Crisis
Before a French parliamentary debate on Ukraine, Marine Le Pen's downplaying of the US's humiliation of Zelensky revealed a lack of national unity, contrasting with widespread outrage among French leaders. This division, along with Macron's failed pension reform, resulted in political paralysis and ...
French Political Divide Widens Amid Ukraine Crisis
Before a French parliamentary debate on Ukraine, Marine Le Pen's downplaying of the US's humiliation of Zelensky revealed a lack of national unity, contrasting with widespread outrage among French leaders. This division, along with Macron's failed pension reform, resulted in political paralysis and ...
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56% Bias Score
Narrow Approval of Ferrand for France's Constitutional Council Sparks Collusion Accusations
Richard Ferrand's nomination to lead France's Constitutional Council was approved by a narrow margin in parliament, fueled by the abstention of the Rassemblement National (RN), prompting accusations of collusion and raising concerns about potential conflicts of interest.
Narrow Approval of Ferrand for France's Constitutional Council Sparks Collusion Accusations
Richard Ferrand's nomination to lead France's Constitutional Council was approved by a narrow margin in parliament, fueled by the abstention of the Rassemblement National (RN), prompting accusations of collusion and raising concerns about potential conflicts of interest.
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64% Bias Score
Bayrou Survives No-Confidence Votes After National Rally Abstains
French Prime Minister François Bayrou survived two no-confidence votes on Wednesday after the National Rally abstained, despite criticizing his budget as a "racket"; Bayrou used Article 49.3 to push through the budget, a maneuver that could lead to more no-confidence votes.
Bayrou Survives No-Confidence Votes After National Rally Abstains
French Prime Minister François Bayrou survived two no-confidence votes on Wednesday after the National Rally abstained, despite criticizing his budget as a "racket"; Bayrou used Article 49.3 to push through the budget, a maneuver that could lead to more no-confidence votes.
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48% Bias Score
French Court Sentences Le Pen, Council Condemns Threats to Judges
A French court sentenced far-right leader Marine Le Pen to four years in prison (two years to be served) and a €100,000 fine for misappropriating EU funds, also banning her from holding office for five years; the Supreme Judicial Council condemned threats against the judges involved as unacceptable ...
French Court Sentences Le Pen, Council Condemns Threats to Judges
A French court sentenced far-right leader Marine Le Pen to four years in prison (two years to be served) and a €100,000 fine for misappropriating EU funds, also banning her from holding office for five years; the Supreme Judicial Council condemned threats against the judges involved as unacceptable ...
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48% Bias Score
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...
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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48% Bias Score
Le Pen's Silence on Ukraine Highlights National Rally's Stance Confusion
Following Macron's speech declaring a "new era" in the Ukrainian conflict and criticizing Russia, Marine Le Pen remained silent, instead promoting a meeting with Viktor Orbán; this silence, coupled with previous ambiguous statements from Le Pen and Bardella, highlights the National Rally's struggle ...
Le Pen's Silence on Ukraine Highlights National Rally's Stance Confusion
Following Macron's speech declaring a "new era" in the Ukrainian conflict and criticizing Russia, Marine Le Pen remained silent, instead promoting a meeting with Viktor Orbán; this silence, coupled with previous ambiguous statements from Le Pen and Bardella, highlights the National Rally's struggle ...
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56% Bias Score
Fragmented France: Assembly President on Political Instability and the Rise of Extremism
France's National Assembly President Yaël Braun-Pivet discusses the unprecedented fragmentation of French politics, the rise of extremist parties, and the challenges of forming a stable governing coalition, highlighting the need for electoral reform and emphasizing the importance of combating extrem...
Fragmented France: Assembly President on Political Instability and the Rise of Extremism
France's National Assembly President Yaël Braun-Pivet discusses the unprecedented fragmentation of French politics, the rise of extremist parties, and the challenges of forming a stable governing coalition, highlighting the need for electoral reform and emphasizing the importance of combating extrem...
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36% Bias Score
Le Pen Calls for Referendum on French Jus Soli Law
Marine Le Pen, leader of France's Rassemblement National, called for a national referendum on February 8th, 2024, to abolish France's jus soli citizenship law, proposing a direct vote to the French people on repealing the law that grants citizenship to children born in France to foreign parents afte...
Le Pen Calls for Referendum on French Jus Soli Law
Marine Le Pen, leader of France's Rassemblement National, called for a national referendum on February 8th, 2024, to abolish France's jus soli citizenship law, proposing a direct vote to the French people on repealing the law that grants citizenship to children born in France to foreign parents afte...
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40% Bias Score
French PM Risks No-Confidence Vote Over Budget
French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou will use Article 49.3 to pass the budget without a vote, risking a no-confidence motion after June's inconclusive elections and austerity budget disputes that led to the previous Prime Minister's resignation. The Socialists' vote will be crucial.
French PM Risks No-Confidence Vote Over Budget
French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou will use Article 49.3 to pass the budget without a vote, risking a no-confidence motion after June's inconclusive elections and austerity budget disputes that led to the previous Prime Minister's resignation. The Socialists' vote will be crucial.
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44% Bias Score
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