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Man, 76, convicted after threatening judge who barred France's Le Pen
A 76-year-old Frenchman was found guilty on Wednesday of threatening a judge who barred French far-right leader Marine Le Pen ...
Marine Le Pen mines populist playbook to rally support after political ban
Far-right leader Le Pen might struggle to mobilize support by portraying her conviction as the result of an establishment-led ...
Marine Le Pen verdict fuels debate that Europe’s ‘rule of law’ is throttling the ‘will of the people’
The cases of France’s Marine Le Pen and Romania’s Calin Georgescu have stoked fury among Europe’s right-wing nationalists and ...
What We Know About Marine Le Pen’s Embezzlement Conviction
The far-right French politician was a leading candidate to become the country’s next president, but has now been barred from ...
Marine Le Pen calls her conviction a 'political decision'
France's far-right National Rally (RN) leader Marine Le Pen called a court ruling that bans her from running for office for ...
Trump Weighs In, Making Marine Le Pen’s Case Part of the Politics of Grievance
The American president cast the French politician’s conviction as an example of far-right persecution, ignoring ample ...
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Far-right leader Marine Le Pen banned from 2027 presidential race, throwing French politics into disarray
Far-right figurehead Marine Le Pen has been banned from running for political office for five years after being found guilty ...
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 ...
French right-wing leader Marine Le Pen found guilty of embezzling public funds, barred from running for office
French right-wing leader Marine Le Pen is awaiting a sentence after a national court convicted her and other members of her ...
The Meaning of Marine Le Pen’s Conviction
It was a good day for French democracy but the far-right may still win the 2027 presidential election, writes Cole Stangler.
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen barred from seeking office for 5 years, a political earthquake
A French court found her and eight other former European lawmakers guilty of embezzling public funds. The verdict is a hammer ...
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Marine Le Pen banned from running for office after embezzlement conviction
The figurehead of the French far-right will be barred from standing in the next presidential election despite her narrow lead in the polls unless she successfully appeals the decision On Monday a ...