TOULON, France (Reuters) - Yvon Castel says he has voted for the far-right National Rally for years, but is less than impressed by the tactics its leader Marine Le Pen has chosen to try to fight her way out of a legal judgement barring her way to 2027 elections.

The judge who barred far-right leader Marine Le Pen from running in France's 2027 presidential election is under police protection after facing death threats and having her home address shared online,

France's far-right leader Marine Le Pen was found guilty of embezzlement and barred from running in elections for five years.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump offered support to French far-right leader Marine Le Pen on Thursday after a Paris court earlier this week convicted her and two dozen figures from her National Rally (RN) party of embezzling European Union funds.

A judge in March banned Marine Le Pen from running for public office after finding her guilty of embezzling European Union funds. She had enjoyed growing success with French voters, coming in

Analysts say the judgment barring Marine Le Pen from running for public office plunges France into more political uncertainty.