The family of France’s right-wing political scion Jean-Marie Le Pen must repay about $350,000 in parliamentary funds after ...

“March 29 was a dark day for France,” he said, referencing the date of Le Pen’s conviction. “The people must be free to choose their leaders — without interference from political judges.” ...

That would lead to another trial. Le Pen, 56, was runner-up to President Emmanuel Macron in the 2017 and 2022 presidential elections, and her party’s electoral support has grown in recent years.

So broad were the political implications that even some of Le Pen's opponents said the Paris court had gone too far. But it’s too early to say how the case will affect voters.

PARIS – French far-right leader Marine Le Pen has been sentenced to a five-year ban on running for public office for embezzling EU funds, a major political earthquake. The ruling, which takes ...

A French court on Monday barred Marine Le Pen from seeking public office for five years, with immediate effect, for embezzlement -- a hammer blow to the far-right leader’s presidential hopes and ...

Macron has said the decision on a Palestinian state was "consistent" with his country's "historic commitment to a just and ...

BOURMEAU: Well, it's a very strong blow, not just against Marine Le Pen, but there were 25 people involved. And also the political party itself has been found guilty.

Marine Le Pen is merely one link in this long chain of political persecution, violence, and repression that has unfolded over recent months, and not just in the past few months." ...