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PARIS (AP) — French far-right leader Marine Le Pen has been sentenced to a five-year ban on running for public office for embezzling EU funds, a major political earthquake. The ruling, which takes effect immediately, is likely to bar her from running in France’s next presidential election.
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Le Pen, who was twice runner-up to French President Emmanuel Macron, has enjoyed growing support in recent years. Monday’s verdict will weigh heavily on political life, both in France and more widely in Europe, and on her own future as a political force.
The 56-year-old daughter of the late far-right totemic figure Jean-Marie Le Pen was sentenced to two years under house arrest while wearing an electronic ankle bracelet, and an additional two-year suspended sentence, and five years’ ineligibility for public office with immediate effect.
Le Pen’s lawyer said she would appeal the verdict but she will remain ineligible while she does and so could be ruled out of the 2027 presidential race. Le Pen won’t serve the house arrest sentence until all appeals are exhausted but the ban on running for office will be implemented immediately despite her legal challenge.
What to know about the ruling barring Marine Le Pen from seeking public office for five years
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen has been sentenced to a five-year ban on running for public office for embezzling EU funds in a major political earthquake.
apnews.com
Le Pen, who was twice runner-up to French President Emmanuel Macron, has enjoyed growing support in recent years. Monday’s verdict will weigh heavily on political life, both in France and more widely in Europe, and on her own future as a political force.
The 56-year-old daughter of the late far-right totemic figure Jean-Marie Le Pen was sentenced to two years under house arrest while wearing an electronic ankle bracelet, and an additional two-year suspended sentence, and five years’ ineligibility for public office with immediate effect.
Le Pen’s lawyer said she would appeal the verdict but she will remain ineligible while she does and so could be ruled out of the 2027 presidential race. Le Pen won’t serve the house arrest sentence until all appeals are exhausted but the ban on running for office will be implemented immediately despite her legal challenge.
