Marine Le Pen, French far right
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French far-right leader Marine Le Pen said on Sunday (April 6) she would peacefully fight her five-year ban from running for office and draw inspiration from American civil rights leader Martin Luther...
BBC |
Marine Le Pen called a court ruling that bans her from running for office for five years a "political decision" at a rally in Paris on Sunday.
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French right-wing leader Marine Le Pen is awaiting a sentence after a national court convicted her and other members of her National Rally party of embezzlement on Monday.
President Donald Trump expressed support for former French presidential front-runner and National Rally leader Marine Le Pen after she was
The sentence made the far-right leader ineligible for five years, excluding her from the 2027 election unless she can secure a more favorable outcome on appeal.
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 cases of France’s Marine Le Pen and Romania’s Calin Georgescu have stoked fury among Europe’s right-wing nationalists and many members of the Trump administration, who see voters’ demands being thwarted.