Judge Benedicte de Perthuis said Le Pen had been "at the heart" of the scheme. She is now barred from running against President Emmanuel Macron in the next election. "This is a seismic political event ...

It is stirring tensions inside her party as it edges closer than ever to the presidency. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read ...

The leader of France's far-right National Rally Marine Le Pen has been barred from running for public office for five years after being found guilty of misappropriating EU funds, according to Reuters ...

PARIS — Convicted of embezzling public funds and banned from running for office, far-right politician Marine Le Pen stood unshaken before a sea of French flags in Paris on Sunday. "For 30 years I have ...

PARIS, March 31 (Reuters) - Far-right leader Marine Le Pen believed respect for France's cherished institutions would open her path to the presidency, betting it would endear her once-fringe party to ...

President of the French far-right Rassemblement National parliamentary group Marine Le Pen attends a debate at the National Assemby in Paris, on April 29, 2024. President of the French far-right ...

For years, the far-right National Rally tried to distance itself from Mr. Le Pen’s racist and antisemitic remarks. But after his death Tuesday, it hailed him as a visionary. By Catherine Porter and ...

PARIS, March 31 (Reuters) - A French court on Monday barred French far-right leader Marine Le Pen from running in the 2027 presidential election after she was convicted of embezzlement, in a seismic ...

Yet there is a resurgence of organizing by the left. Ad Policy Former president of the French far-right Rassemblement national Marine Le Pen gives a speech during the results evening of the first ...