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French Far Right to Keep Up Pressure As Le Pen Gets Lifeline
France’s National Rally plans to protest against what it has called the “tyranny of judges” even after an appeals court said in a surprise statement late Tuesday that it should be able to rule by ...
Fact Check: Le Pen rally crowd estimates on April 6 range from 7,000 to 15,000, not 100,000
Crowd estimates at a rally in support of French far-right leader Marine Le Pen in Paris on April 6 range between 7,000 and 15,000 people, not 100,000, as claimed on social media.
Le Pen supporters rally in Paris, turning a protest into a populist show of force
Far-right French politician Marine Le Pen, who was convicted last week of embezzling public funds and banned from running for ...
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French right-wing leader Marine Le Pen found guilty of embezzling public funds, barred from running for office
French politician Marine Le Pen and eight other members of her right-wing party were found guilty of embezzling public funds on Monday, and she herself was barred from running for public office.
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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.
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 hammer blow to the far-right leader’s presidential hopes and an earthquake ...
Breakingviews: Marine Le Pen election ban worsens French chaos
The court's decision will make it more difficult for the weak minority government to make the crucial decisions needed to control a ballooning public debt.
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 ...
Defiant, Le Pen Tells Supporters ‘I Won’t Give Up’ Despite 5-Year Ban
In a speech, Marine Le Pen, the French far-right leader, cast a judicial decision prohibiting her from running for office as ...
Ban on Le Pen Candidacy Rocks French Politics
French courts took a dramatic intervention in the country’s next presidential election, banning far-right leader Marine Le Pen from running. She and her National Rally party were found guilty of ...
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French court bars far-right leader Le Pen from public office
A French court has imposed a jail sentence on far-right leader Marine Le Pen and barred her from seeking public office after it found her guilty of embezzling European Union funds. The Paris court ...
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French far-right leader Marine Le Pen barred from seeking office for 5 years, a political earthquake
PARIS (AP) — A French court on Monday convicted Marine Le Pen of embezzlement and barred her from seeking public office for five years — a hammer blow to the far-right leader’s presidential ...