By Elizabeth Pineau and Stephanie Lecocq PARIS/HENIN-BEAUMONT (Reuters) -A Paris court said on Tuesday three appeals have been filed so far in the case against the far-right National Rally party that saw leader Marine Le Pen banned from running for office for five years,

Jordan Bardella has become the fresh-faced figurehead of France’s National Rally party. But having the spotlight doesn’t mean he commands the stage.

Marine Le Pen, the front-runner to replace French President Emmanuel Macron in 2027, was found guilty of embezzlement by a Paris court.

Shannon Seban visits the Sun’s offices to urge resistance to both Marine Le Pen, on the right, and Jean-Luc Mélenchon, on the left.

French right-wing leader Marine Le Pen is awaiting a sentence after a national court convicted her and other members of her National Rally party of embezzlement on Monday.

The Paris appeals court said on Tuesday it had received three appeals for a court decision against the far-right National Rally party that saw its leader Marine Le Pen banned from running for public office for five years.

French far right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen attends a party meeting in Nanterre, France, Thursday, Jan. 12, 2012. (AP Photo/Jacques Brinon. File) French far-right leader Marine Le Pen reacts at the National Assembly before French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou delivers his general policy speech meant to outline his top priorities,