The New Yorker11h
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.
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 ...
The Meaning of Marine Le Pen’s Conviction
It was a good day for French democracy but the far-right may still win the 2027 presidential election, writes Cole Stangler.
The Nation1d
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 court finds far-right leader Marine Le Pen guilty in embezzlement case
A French court has convicted Marine Le Pen of embezzlement and barred her from seeking public office for five years — a ...
Marine Le Pen verdict ‘represents an effort to make democracy better’ in France – interview
The ruling in a Paris court that the far-right leader is guilty of misappropriating public funds will probably eliminate her ...
Marine Le Pen brought the far right to France’s front door
PARIS -- For years, Marine Le Pen stood at the gates of power — poised, relentless and rising. She stripped the French far ...
Le Pen Verdict Fuels Claims That Europe’s Elites Are Colluding Against Populists
Critics of the French court ruling accuse the judiciary of disenfranchising voters, while mainstream politicians praise ...
Marine Le Pen Falls to the Rule of Law and a Great Battle Looms
A court’s conviction of the far-right leader for embezzlement and its ban on her running for office have set off a new crisis ...
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen embezzlement verdict triggers uproar in France and beyond
A French court has barred Marine Le Pen from seeking public office for five years for embezzlement, in a hammer blow to the ...
Le Pen verdict triggers uproar from far right in France and beyond, amid fist pumps in Paris
The thunderclap court ruling barring far-right politician Marine Le Pen from office for five years has reverberated across ...