French Court bans far-right leader Marine Le Pen from running for office

Bolsonaro sides with convicted French far-right leader Marine LePen

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said that France's far-right leader Marine LePen's conviction and five-year disenfranchisement for embezzling public funds was politically motivated after she led all surveys for the 2027 presidential elections.

Judge who convicted Le Pen under police protection amid online threats

A torrent of online abuse has been directed at Bénédicte de Perthuis, the judge who presided over the Paris court on Monday.

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.

Marine Le Pen brought the far right to France’s front door

For years, Marine Le Pen stood at the gates of power — poised, relentless and rising

‘Political assassination’: Far-right fury as Le Pen banned from office

A French court on Monday threw into severe doubt far-right leader Marine Le Pen’s 2027 bid for president, handing her a five-year ban on running for office...

Far-right French leader Marine Le Pen banned from public office after found guilty of embezzlement

A French court on Monday barred Marine Le Pen from seeking public office for five years, with immediate effect, for embezzlement -- a hammer blow to the far-right leader’s presidential hopes and an earthquake for French politics.