US EditionFrench prosecutors seek to ban Marine Le Pen from office, jeopardizing her 2027 presidential bid
Prosecutors argue Le Pen led a scheme misusing EU funds from 2004–2016, seeking to uphold convictions and block her 2027 presidential run with a five-year office ban.
- On Tuesday, French prosecutors asked a Paris appeals court to bar Marine Le Pen and National Rally officials from office, with prosecutor Thierry Ramonatxo saying the alleged misappropriation gave the party a `concrete advantage`.
- Le Pen, 57, is appealing a March 2025 ruling that found her guilty of misusing European Parliament funds in hiring aides from 2004–2016.
- During the appeal trial that started last month, prosecutors told judges that acts were `deliberately and carefully concealed` and denounced `a system` set by party leaders, according to Stéphane Madoz-Blanchet.
- The court may announce a verdict possibly before summer, with Le Pen facing up to 10 years in prison and a €1 million fine, involving 10 other defendants. Jordan Bardella is her designated successor.
- Le Pen had been viewed as a potential front-runner for the 2027 presidential election until last year's ruling, while prosecutors argue the acts were deliberately concealed to financially advantage the National Rally party.
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Le Pen was sentenced last year to four years in prison, two of which were suspended, for illegally funneling European money into her party's coffers.
In the appeal process against French right-wing populist Le Pen for embezzlement of EU funds, the prosecutor's office has demanded that the politician be prevented from running for five years for public office.
In France, Le Pen, a national of law, is losing the prospect of another presidential candidate. The prosecutor's office called for four years of imprisonment in the appeal process and a five-year ban on public office candidacy.
French prosecutors today requested confirmation of a five-year ban on holding public office for far-right leader Marine Le Pen (Marine) in an appeal in Paris, as well as confirmation of the sentences for assistants to National Rally party members in the European Parliament.
French prosecutors have asked for confirmation of a five-year ban on far-right leader Marine Le Pen from holding public office.
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der Standard DEBut if the court meets the demand, a candidacy for the presidential election next year for the right-wing Le Pen would be extremely difficult
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