French far-right figurehead Marine Le Pen has been banned from running for political office for five years after being found guilty of embezzling European Union funds, in a politically explosive ...

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen has said that barring her from running for public office for five years is a "political decision" aimed at preventing her from running in the next ...

Marine Le Pen was today barred from running in the French elections for five years after she was found guilty of embezzlement. She - along with a series of other right-wing politicians at home and ...

Popular right-wing politician Marine Le Pen was convicted of embezzlement by a French court and barred from running for office for five years. Speaking to her followers on Tuesday, Le Pen claimed ...

The far-right French politician was a leading candidate to become the country’s next president, but has now been barred from running for public office for five years. By Amelia Nierenberg and ...

Le Pen’s hopes of becoming France’s president in 2027 were cut short on Monday when a Paris court blocked her from standing for office for five years, after she was found guilty of embezzling ...

PARIS (AP) — A French court on Monday convicted Marine Le Pen of embezzlement and barred her from seeking public office for five years — a hammer blow to the far-right leader’s presidential ...

PARIS, March 31 (Reuters) - Far-right leader Marine Le Pen believed respect for France's cherished institutions would open her path to the presidency, betting it would endear her once-fringe party ...

A French court on Monday sentenced far-right leader Marine Le Pen to a five-year ban on running for office with immediate effect, throwing into doubt her bid to stand for president in 2027.

PARIS, March 31 (Reuters) - A French court on Monday barred French far-right leader Marine Le Pen from running in the 2027 presidential election after she was convicted of embezzlement ...

By Roger Cohen Last year, Marine Le Pen spoke menacingly of the possible fallout from her trial on embezzlement charges. “Tomorrow, potentially, millions and millions of French people will see ...