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France's Le Pen convicted of graft, gets 5 year election ban

France's Le Pen convicted of graft, gets five year election ban

PARIS − French far-right leader Marine Le Pen was convicted of embezzlement on Monday and handed an immediate five-year ban from public office, a sentence that will bar her from running in the 2027 presidential race unless she successfully appeals beforehand.

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Here’s a look at the election ban on France’s far-right Le Pen and the legal issues

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen has denounced the court ruling that placed a five-year ban on her seeking public office for embezzlement.

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France's Le Pen convicted of graft, barred from running for president in 2027

By Elizabeth Pineau and Juliette Jabkhiro PARIS (Reuters) -French far-right leader Marine Le Pen was banned from running for public office for five years after being convicted on Monday of embezzlement,

France Debates Adding a Missing Word to Its Rape Law: Consent

After dozens of men were convicted of raping a drugged Gisèle Pelicot, lawmakers moved to require that consent be given for ...

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In the Le Pen Verdict, the French Far Right Sees a Political Declaration of War

The sentence looks primed to set off a firestorm on the far right, both in France and across Europe. A visibly stunned Marine ...

What to know of Marine Le Pen’s high-stakes EU funds misuse trial

Marine Le Pen, leader of France's far-right National Rally (RN) party, will on Monday learn her fate in an embezzlement trial ...

What to know about the ruling barring Marine Le Pen from seeking public office for five years

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen has been sentenced to a five-year ban on running for public office for embezzling EU funds, a major political earthquake ...

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