As Marine Le Pen prepares herself for her great election gamble, French academic Emile Chabal explores the similarities with populists Nigel Farage and Donald Trump - and whether these tactics will work in France.
On Wednesday, August 5, 2026, Marine Le Pen celebrated its 58th anniversary. A year marked by her conviction in the case of RN assistants in the European Parliament. She was sentenced by the Paris Court of Appeal to 45 months of eligibility, 30 of which were suspended, three years of imprisonment, two of which were suspended, and 100,000 euros fine. In responding to her sentence on appeal, she stated that she was "happy that the French should be…