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Marine Le Pen attacks five-year ban from running for public office as 'political decision'
Le Pen's ban - after being found guilty of embezzling EU funds - means she would not be able to run in the 2027 French presidential election.
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen barred from running for public office for five years
Le Pen's ban - after being found guilty of embezzling EU funds - means she would not be able to run in the 2027 presidential election.
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Marine Le Pen attacks five-year ban from running for public office as 'political decision'
As noted earlier by our Paris correspondent, Hugh Schofield, Jordan Bardella - a rising star in the party - will now be in the running to become RN's presidential candidate in 2027. The 29-year ...
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Marine Le Pen attacks five-year ban from running for public office as 'political decision'
We'll be ending our live coverage shortly, but for further reading you can take a look at BBC Paris correspondent Hugh Schofield's analysis following the events of the day. Thanks for joining us.
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Marine Le Pen attacks five-year ban from running for public office as 'political decision'
writes our correspondent Hugh Schofield in Paris She has also been given a four-year prison sentence - two years will be spent with an electronic tag rather than in custody, while the other two ...