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 ...
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Trial of former President Sarkozy sheds light on France’s back-channel talks with Libya’s Gadhafi
The trial of former French President Nicolas Sarkozy over the alleged illegal financing of his 2007 presidential campaign is ...
French prosecutors seek 7-year sentence for Sarkozy in Libya campaign financing trial
PARIS (AP) — French prosecutors on Thursday requested a seven-year prison sentence and a 300,000-euro (around $325,000) fine ...
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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.
Far-right leader Marine Le Pen banned from 2027 presidential race, throwing French politics into disarray
Far-right figurehead Marine Le Pen has been banned from running for political office for five years after being found guilty ...
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Sarkozy, Tapie, Le Pen: famous cases of ineligibility in France
Marine Le Pen isn't the first prominent French politician to be disqualified from public office. Since it stopped being ...
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Justice vs. democracy: Le Pen verdict exposes tensions within France’s system
A French court has barred far-right leader Marine Le Pen from seeking the presidency in 2027. Does that square with her ...
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 as “a democratic scandal” the court ruling that placed a five-year ban on ...
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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 ...
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.
Cash, tents and a secret vault: Nicolas Sarkozy’s Libya trial
Sarkozy is the first former French president to serve a custodial sentence. In February, he was fitted with an electronic ankle bracelet to serve a one-year prison sentence under house arrest. He is ...