Lawfare against Le Pen will only turn her into the French Trump
It’s tempting to take a leaf from a successful President Trump and dismiss the Marine Le Pen trial as a textbook example of lawfare. Paris Prosecutor Nicolas Barret’s move for a five-year jail sentence (with three years suspended),
French Prosecutor Seeks 5-Year Ban From Office Against French Far Right Leader Le Pen
French far-right leader and member of parliament Marine Le Pen, President of the French far-right National Rally (Rassemblement National - RN) party parliamentary group, delivers a speech during a debate session on the first part of the 2025 budget bill (PLF) at the National Assembly in Paris,
French prosecutors seek a 2-year prison sentence and ineligibility period against Marine Le Pen
Paris prosecutors have requested a 2-year prison sentence against France's far-right leader Marine Le Pen and an additional 5-year period of ineligibility to run for office.
Prosecutor seeks jail and election ban for Le Pen
The Paris prosecutor has asked for a prison sentence of five years and a five-year ban from political office for far-right leader Marine Le Pen in an illegal party funding case. Nicolas Barret asked for the ban to become effective immediately after the verdict,
Marine Le Pen's fake jobs trial
The far-right French leader could face a fine, jail time, and a five-year ban from public office if found guilty of embezzlement
Prosecutors seek 2-year sentence in Le Pen’s trial
Paris prosecutors on Wednesday requested a 2-year prison sentence for far-right leader Marine Le Pen and an additional 5-year period of ineligibility to run for office, in a trial over the suspected embezzlement of European Parliament funds where her ability to participate in the 2027 presidential race is at stake.
French Prosecutors Demand Marine Le Pen Be Barred From Office In Fake Jobs Trial
French prosecutors in the embezzlement trial of France's far-right leader Marine Le Pen on Wednesday demanded she get a jail sentence and a ban from public office if convicted, potentially barring her from running for president in 2027.
Le Pen allies decry witch-hunt as prosecutors threaten her French presidential hopes
Allies of French far-right leader Marine Le Pen have accused the judiciary of a witch-hunt and undue meddling in democracy ...
Marine Le Pen’s next bid for French presidency threatened as prosecutors seek political ban
French prosecutors have asked for prison time and a five-year ban from politics for far-right leader Marine Le Pen, ...
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At trial, far right leader Le Pen outlines her defence against EU graft charges
PARIS, Oct 14 (Reuters) - French far right leader Marine Le Pen told a Paris court that she saw no real difference between domestic and EU political work, defending herself and her National Rally ...
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Why is Marine Le Pen on trial?
Marine Le Pen, the former leader of France's far-right National Rally (RN), has gone on trial in Paris for allegedly embezzling money from the European Parliament. She is charged alongside 26 ...
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France's Marine Le Pen rejects embezzlement claims as her presidential bid hangs in balance
PARIS (AP) — For weeks, Marine Le Pen has thrown all her energy into fighting what she calls unfair accusations that her ...
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Why the French far right isn’t ecstatic at Trump’s return
PARIS — In 2016, the French far-right standard-bearer Marine Le Pen rushed to congratulate Donald Trump for his election before the race was even called. This time, Le Pen waited for President ...
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French far right’s Marine Le Pen denies wrongdoing at EU embezzlement trial
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen strongly denied committing any wrongdoing at a Paris court hearing on Monday as she and her National Rally party stand trial over the suspected embezzlement ...
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Le Pen denies wrongdoing in fake EU jobs trial
Marine Le Pen, along with two dozen other National Rally (RN) party chiefs, is accused of embezzling European Parliament money by creating fake jobs. Le Pen had already addressed the trial ...
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Marine Le Pen to face judges in embezzlement trial
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen and 25 members of her National Rally party will answer questions from judges at a court in Paris on Monday in an ongoing, high-stakes trial that has the ...