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Breakingviews: Marine Le Pen election ban worsens French chaos
The court's decision will make it more difficult for the weak minority government to make the crucial decisions needed to ...
Marine Le Pen attacks five-year ban from running for public office as 'political decision'
Le Pen's ban - after being found guilty of embezzling EU funds - means she would not be able to run in the 2027 French ...
Marine Le Pen vows to fight election ban in scathing attack on court’s ‘politician decision’ after embezzlement conviction
Marine Le Pen has attacked a court’s decision to ban her from standing for election after she was found guilty of embezzling funds from the European parliament.The leader of the far-right National ...
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France's Marine Le Pen, leading right-wing politician, found guilty of embezzlement, barred from elections
Marine Le Pen, the figurehead of the ascendant far-right political movement in France, was hit with a non-custodial prison sentence and barred from running in elections for five years on Monday as ...
Here's a look at the election ban on France's far-right Le Pen and the legal issues
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen has denounced as “a democratic scandal” the court ruling that placed a five-year ban on ...
The Economist12d
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 New York Times16d
Marine Le Pen Barred From French Presidential Run After Embezzlement Ruling
excluding her from the 2027 election unless she can secure a more favorable outcome on appeal. By Roger Cohen and Aurelien Breeden Reporting from Paris Marine Le Pen, the French far-right leader ...
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 ...
Marine Le Pen’s 2027 French presidency bid in jeopardy after election ban
A French court on Monday threw into severe doubt far-right leader Marine Le Pen’s 2027 bid for president, handing her a five-year ban on running for office after convicting her over a fake jobs scheme ...
French Court Sentences Far-Right Leader Marine Le Pen To 5 Year Election Ban
A French court on Monday banned far-right leader Marine Le Pen from running for office after her conviction over a fake jobs scheme, specifying that the sanction should come into force with immediate ...
The Daily Gazette16d
Marine Le Pen to appeal French election ban after embezzlement ruling
Far-right leader Marine Le Pen’s presidential ambitions were dealt a potential death blow after she was convicted of embezzlement by a French court and barred from running in the next election ...
The New York Times17d
Possible Electoral Ban on Marine Le Pen Has France on Edge
By Roger Cohen Reporting from Paris Marine Le Pen ... waive any ban on running for office. If imposed, however, the disqualification would exclude her from the 2027 presidential election in ...