Trump offers support to French far-right leader Le Pen after her conviction
U.S. President Donald Trump offered support to French far-right leader Marine Le Pen on Thursday after a Paris court earlier ...
The EU Parliament has transparency problems. Marine Le Pen's case is a window into what's wrong
The conviction of one of the most powerful figures of the European far right for embezzling EU Parliament funds has sent ...
Reporter's Notebook: Aftershock from a political 'earthquake' as Le Pen barred from presidential run in 2027
Le Pen called her ban from running a "nuclear bomb" by the system, after a court convicted her of embezzlement and blocked ...
Judge who barred France's Le Pen gets police protection as Macron condemns threats
The judge who barred far-right leader Marine Le Pen from running in France's 2027 presidential election is under police ...
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The Le Pen ruling is good for liberal democracy, writes Tarik Abou-Chadi
Nevertheless, the verdict—which is very likely to keep Ms Le Pen from running in the 2027 French presidential election—has ...
The Meaning of Marine Le Pen’s Conviction
It was a good day for French democracy but the far-right may still win the 2027 presidential election, writes Cole Stangler.
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Marine Le Pen’s ban polarises France
F or the better part of a decade Marine Le Pen has worked methodically to transform an extremist, xenophobic fringe movement ...
French court finds far-right leader Marine Le Pen guilty in embezzlement case
A French court has convicted Marine Le Pen of embezzlement and barred her from seeking public office for five years — a ...
Marine Le Pen brought the far right to France’s front door
PARIS (AP) — For years, Marine Le Pen stood at the gates of power — poised, relentless and rising. She stripped the French ...