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The leader of the far-right National Rally faces a five-year disqualification from running for office when judges rule Monday in her embezzlement trial.
From The Wall Street Journal
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen faces one of the defining days of her political career on Monday, when a court rules whether she is guilty of embezzlement in a trial that could see her barred f...
From U.S. News & World Report
Political analysts caution that a conviction could galvanize Le Pen’s base, reinforcing long-standing claims of elitist persecution against the far-right.
From EconoTimes

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Decision day in court for Marine Le Pen's French presidential hopes
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Marine Le Pen Faces Verdict That Could Bar Her from 2027 Presidential Race
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen faces a pivotal moment in her political career as a court delivers its verdict on Monday in an embezzlement trial that could prevent her from running in the 2027 presidential
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Israel embraces France’s far-right, turning a blind eye to its Nazi past
A generation ago, it would have been unthinkable: the leader of France’s far-right party – an organization infamously founded by Nazis – invited to speak at an Israeli antisemitism conference.
France’s far-right leader Le Pen guilty of embezzlement in ruling that could end her career
A French court found Marine Le Pen guilty of embezzling EU funds in a verdict that could end the far-right leader's plans to run in the 2027 presidential race.
Tens of thousands took to the streets in France against racism and the rise of the far right
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Despite her outrage, Le Pen risks a political ban that is increasingly common in France
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen, who in two weeks will learn her fate in an embezzlement trial, says prosecutors demanding she face an instant five-year public office ban have waged an unheard-of assault on her presidential hopes.
Why women-only ‘Mum’s club’ parties are taking off at nightclubs in France and beyond
With a man-free, no-pressure atmosphere and family-friendly hours, nightclub events for women take off in UK and Germany and now France In a chic Paris nightclub not far from the Champs-Elysees, dozens of mostly middle-aged women hit the dance floor with barely a man in sight.
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French Court to Rule in Far Right Embezzlement Case. Marine Le Pen's Political Future Is at Stake
A Paris court is expected to deliver a verdict in an embezzlement case that could shake up French politics and derail far-right leader Marine Le Pen’s career
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