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France's Le Pen convicted of graft, gets 5 year election ban

France’s Far Right Confronts Life After Le Pen

For generations, Marine Le Pen’s family have held the reins of France’s nationalist party. Now Le Pen must decide whether to fight for her political future or make way for a successor.

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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 her seeking public office for embezzling European Union funds. The Paris court says it would be undemocratic to allow a convicted official to run for president.

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France's Le Pen convicted of graft, gets five year election ban

PARIS − French far-right leader Marine Le Pen was convicted of embezzlement on Monday and handed an immediate five-year ban from public office, a sentence that will bar her from running in the 2027 presidential race unless she successfully appeals beforehand.

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France’s Le Pen eyes 2027 vote, says swift appeal ‘good news’

The judges who convicted the far-right would-be presidential candidate Marine Le Pen of embezzlement have received threats ...

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France's far-right Marine Le Pen convicted of embezzlement, banned from running for office

Since the party’s creation in 1972, the National Rally has always been led by either Le Pen or her father, Jean-Marie Le Pen, who died earlier this year. Recent polling had indicated that ...

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