US EditionMarine Le Pen sentenced, Trump's trade war, Myanmar in ruins: The week in pictures
- A French court convicted Marine Le Pen of embezzlement on Monday; she faces a ban from public office.
- Le Pen was found guilty after an investigation into the misuse of European Union funds.
- The court gave Le Pen a four-year jail term, suspending two years, and banned her from public office for five years.
- Le Pen called the ruling a 'political decision' and a 'witch hunt,' and Trump also used 'witch hunt'.
- The conviction shocked France and raised questions about the 2027 presidential race; Le Pen vowed to continue her ambitions.
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France's Le Pen denounces graft ruling as 'political'
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen has vowed to keep fighting after she was found guilty of embezzlement and banned from running in France's next presidential election. At a rally in Paris, she called her conviction politically motivated.
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France's Le Pen slams 'witch hunt' as political ban dominates rival rallies
France's far-right leader Marine Le Pen on Sunday vowed to pursue her presidential ambitions after she was found guilty of embezzlement and banned from standing for office, telling a rally her party is the target of a "witch hunt".
Anadolu Ajansı
milletnews.comFrench far-right leader Le Pen vows at Paris rally not to back down after her conviction
National Rally party leader describes her conviction as 'political manhunt' and 'witch hunt' that 'trampled upon' rule of law and democracy - Anadolu Ajansı
France's Le Pen Slams 'Witch Hunt' as Ban Dominates Rival Rallies
France's far-right leader Marine Le Pen on Sunday vowed to pursue her presidential ambitions after she was found guilty of embezzlement and banned from standing for office, saying her party is the target of a witch hunt.
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Le Journal de QuebecFrance: Marine Le Pen condemned denounces "a witch hunt"
France: Marine Le Pen condemned denounces "a witch hunt".
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