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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 ...
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen barred from seeking office for 5 years, a political earthquake
A French court on Monday convicted Marine Le Pen of embezzlement and barred her from seeking public office for five years — a ...
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 ...
The New Yorker5d
What Marine Le Pen’s Conviction Means for French Democracy
After the far-right leader was found guilty of embezzlement and barred from running for office, her supporters cried foul.
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 ...
France needs to sort its political mess - or populist winds blowing from the US will strengthen
France and Europe need effective leadership from a French president - the unnecessary judicial suspension of Marine Le Pen's ...
The New York Times3d
Trump Weighs In, Making Marine Le Pen’s Case Part of the Politics of Grievance
The American president cast the French politician’s conviction as an example of far-right persecution, ignoring ample evidence against her. By Roger Cohen Reporting from Paris “FREE MARINE LE ...
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Trump is on a quest to poison global political culture
Europe is at a turning point, where it can choose to reassert the ideals once pledged by the EU and confront the ...
Marine Le Pen Barred From French Presidential Run After Embezzlement Ruling
The sentence made the far-right leader ineligible for five years, excluding her from the 2027 election unless she can secure ...
French government fears political repercussions after Le Pen's conviction
French Prime Minister François Bayrou said he was 'troubled' on Tuesday by the five-year ban on running for office handed ...