The conviction of one of the most powerful figures of the European far right for embezzling EU Parliament funds has sent ...

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 ...

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 ...

PARIS — French far-right leader Marine Le Pen said on Monday there was “no way” she was leaving politics and that she planned to fight for her right to run for president after a court barred her from ...

Marine Le Pen said she will not "submit" to a court's decision after it barred her from running for office. Speaking on French TV channel TF1, Le Pen blasted the "political" ruling, which bans her ...

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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 ...

March 31 (UPI) --Marine Le Pen was found guilty Monday of misusing European Parliament monies and temporarily banned from running for public office. Le Pen, the leader of France's far-right ...

Le Pen is a key figure in French politics who has been gaining traction in polls ahead of the next presidential election, which is in 2027. However, her hopes for political ascent hit a roadblock ...

By Scott Roxborough Europe Bureau Chief French far-right leader Marine Le Pen has been found guilty of embezzlement of public funds and has been deemed ineligible to run for public office ...