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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.
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.
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French far-right leader Marine Le Pen barred from running for public office for five years
More on that in our next post from my colleague in Paris, Hugh Schofield. After a few tense hours we have a definitive verdict and sentence - and it is the worst Marine Le Pen could have hoped for.
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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 ...