Marine Le Pen To Appeal Conviction In Fake Jobs Trial

Paris: France’s far-right leader Marine Le Pen will appeal her conviction for embezzlement of public funds, her lawyer said Monday, after a court handed her a five-year ban on running for office. “It’s a blow to democracy,” Rodolphe Bosselut told reporters outside her National Rally (RN) party’s Paris headquarters. Le Pen is in a “fighting … Read more

French Court Sentences Far-Right Leader Marine Le Pen To 5 Year Election Ban

Jerusalem: 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. She was also given a four-year prison term but will not go to jail, with two years of the term suspended … Read more