US EditionFrench prosecutors seek to ban Marine Le Pen from office, jeopardizing her 2027 presidential bid
French prosecutors seek to uphold convictions and impose a five-year ban on Marine Le Pen and National Rally officials over a €1.4 million EU funds fraud scheme.
- 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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In appeal proceedings against the right-wing populist, the prosecutor's office demands a prison sentence as well as a loss of selectability.
The French right-wing populist Marine Le Pen wants to decide on the presidential candidate of her party at the end of the appeal process against her.The prosecutor's office on the eve of the day before demanded penalties for Le Pen, which would not be compatible with a fourth presidential candidate Le Pens, if the judges were to follow them.Judgement probably only in the summerThe prosecutors demanded four years of imprisonment, three of them on…
French prosecutors seek ban on Le Pen in EU funds case — but her 2027 presidential run may still survive
PARIS, Feb 4 — French prosecutors yesterday requested a five-year ban on running for public office for far-right leader Marine Le Pen in her appeal trial over the misuse of European Union funds, but said this should not be enforced immediately.This leaves the question of Le Pen’s 2027 presidential election candidacy wide open if the appeals court, when it delivers its ruling in the coming months, follows the prosecutors’ requests. It has no obli…
Marine Le Pen faces BAN from running for office in crushing blow to presidential hopes
Right-wing firebrand Marine Le Pen could soon see her ban for running from office in France's presidential election upheld.Ms Le Pen, the leader of the National Rally (NR) party, is in court trying to overturn a conviction for embezzling of European Parliament funds.She was found guilty of running a "system" to divert EU funds towards the NR, and was sentenced to four years in jail, with two suspended.But amid her appeal, French state prosecutor…
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DnoticiasThe prosecutors applied for four years' imprisonment and amounting to EUR 100 000 in the appeal, but they proposed that ineligibleness should not be immediate.
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