Would banning Marine Le Pen from running for president be a gift for France's far right?
France’s far-right leader Marine Le Pen faces the prospect of being banned from running in the 2027 presidential election if found guilty of embezzling EU funds. But a guilty verdict, if it comes,
As France’s Marine Le Pen stumbles, her far-right protégé seizes the limelight
Jordan Bardella’s glitzy book tour encourages speculation about a palace coup at the top of the National Rally party.
Marine Le Pen facing ban from 2027 election run in embezzlement trial
French prosecutors in the embezzlement trial of Marine Le Pen, France’s hard-Right leader, have demanded she get a jail sentence and a ban from public office if convicted, potentially barring her from running for president in 2027.
French Prosecutors Seek Prison Term, Election Ban for Le Pen
French prosecutors have asked a judge to slap former National Rally party leader Marine Le Pen with a five-year prison term and a ban from running for public office in an embezzlement case.
Allies of Marine Le Pen decry witch-hunt as prosecutors threaten her French presidential hopes
Prosecutors want her to face an obligatory five-year ban from public office if convicted of misusing EU money. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Marine Le Pen’s next bid for French presidency threatened as prosecutors seek political ban
French prosecutors have asked for prison time and a five-year ban from politics for far-right leader Marine Le Pen, potentially derailing her bid to become president in 2027.
Hundreds protest arrival of far-right French politician Jordan Bardella to Brussels
In Brussels, police used water cannons against left-wing demonstrators protesting the arrival of far-right French politician ...
Le Pen Allies Decry Witch-Hunt as Prosecutors Threaten Her French Presidential Hopes
PARIS (Reuters) - Allies of French far-right leader Marine Le Pen have accused the judiciary of a witch-hunt and undue ...
Trump’s victory emboldens Europe’s far-right parties, for now
BRUSSELS - Leaders of Europe’s far-right political parties are jubilant at Donald Trump’s electoral victory in the United ...
Le Pen's no. 2, gradually taking liberties, relishes in his authority
As chairman of Marine Le Pen's Rassemblement National party, Jordan Bardella is cautiously asserting his independence from ...
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Brussels police arrest 40 after violent protests against Belgian, French far right
Demonstrators against French politician Jordan Bardella’s new book turned their anger on Belgian party Vlaams Belang’s ...
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How Paris is turning a blind eye to risks posed by French version of Elon Musk
The French authorities have been critical of the role that tech billionaire Elon Musk played in Donald Trump’s presidential ...