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French politics to get 'even messier' as far-right figurehead Le Pen rails against ban, analysts warn
Analysts say the judgment barring Marine Le Pen from running for public office plunges France into more political uncertainty ...
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 ...
Marine Le Pen attacks five-year ban from running for public office as 'political decision'
Le Pen's ban - after being found guilty of embezzling EU funds - means she would not be able to run in the 2027 French ...
Marine Le Pen vows to appeal conviction that bars bid for French presidency
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen has vowed to appeal a “politically” motivated court sentence that bars her from ...
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French far-right leader Marine Le Pen barred from running for public office for five years
Annie, a retiree, tells me she had little confidence in the French political system: "All politicians are more or less corrupt but its unfair that she is the only one sentenced, it should be the ...
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French far-right leader Marine Le Pen embezzlement verdict triggers uproar in France and beyond
If Le Pen’s sentencing jolted the French political system, it sent a thunderclap through the nationalist corridors of Europe. From Madrid to Budapest, far-right leaders framed the verdict not as ...
Marine Le Pen mines populist playbook to rally support after political ban
Far-right leader Le Pen might struggle to mobilize support by portraying her conviction as the result of an establishment-led ...
Marine Le Pen latest: Far-right leader speaks for first time after being barred from French presidential election
The National Rally leader says she is "innocent" after she is convicted of embezzlement and banned from running for public ...
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Marine Le Pen attacks five-year ban from running for public office as 'political decision'
Annie, a retiree, tells me she had little confidence in the French political system: "All politicians are more or less corrupt but its unfair that she is the only one sentenced, it should be the ...
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Le Pen verdict triggers uproar from far right in France and beyond
If Le Pen’s sentencing jolted the French political system, it sent a thunderclap through the nationalist corridors of Europe. From Madrid to Budapest, far-right leaders framed the verdict not as ...