A French court sentenced on March 31, 2025 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.

BERLIN, March 31 (Reuters Breakingviews) - The decision of a French court to ban far-right leader Marine Le Pen from running in the 2027 presidential election will deepen political chaos in a ...

After Le Pen was found guilty, judges barred her from public office for five years in a dramatic move that means she will not be able to stand for France’s presidential election in 2027.

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen reacts at the National Assembly during a session Tuesday, April 1, 2025 in Paris. (AP Photo/Michel Euler) By SYLVIE CORBET – Associated Press 23 minutes ago ...

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen, member of parliament of the National Rally party, was convicted of misappropriation of European Union funds, at the courthouse in Paris, France, March 31, 2025.

Marine Le Pen was convicted of embezzlement on Monday and handed a five-year ban from public office. The verdict bars the French far-right leader from running in the 2027 presidential race ...

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen on Monday slammed a "political decision" and insisted she had not abandoned hope of standing in presidential elections in 2027 after a court handed ...

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PARIS (AP) — 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 ...

PARIS (AP) — 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 ...

And Le Pen's father, the late Jean-Marie Le Pen, was sentenced to a one-year ban for committing violence against a Socialist rival during the 1997 parliamentary campaign.