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French Court Bars National Rally Leader Marine Le Pen from Office for 5 Years After Embezzlement Conviction

  • A French court has barred Marine Le Pen from seeking public office for five years due to embezzlement, impacting her presidential ambitions for 2027.
  • The court convicted Le Pen and 24 other National Rally officials of misappropriating EU funds meant for parliamentary aides from 2004 to 2016.
  • Le Pen received a two-year prison sentence, with two years under house arrest, while her political ineligibility is immediate but her house arrest is suspended during appeal.
  • Jordan Bardella expressed support for Le Pen, stating she was 'being unjustly condemned' and that French democracy was 'being executed.
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Mediapart broke the news in Paris, France on Sunday, March 30, 2025.
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