French far-right leader Marine Le Pen walks on the day of the verdict of her trial alongside 24 other defendants and the RN party itself, over accusations of misappropriation of European Union ...

Marine Le Pen was born in France in 1968. Her father, Jean-Marie Le Pen, was a politician, a veteran of the Algerian War, and the founder of the National Front.

Far-right figurehead Marine Le Pen has been banned from running for political office for five years after being found guilty of embezzling European Union funds, in a politically explosive ruling ...

PARIS—A French court convicted Marine Le Pen of misusing European Union funds, banning her from the next presidential election in a ruling that upends the country’s political landscape. Monday ...

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen on the day of the verdict of her trial over accusations of misappropriation of European Union funds, at the courthouse in Paris on March 31.

Marine Le Pen, the leader of the parliamentary group of the far-right French Rassemblement National (RN) party, leaves the Paris courthouse after her trial on March 31, 2025 in Paris, France.

French right-wing leader Marine Le Pen is seen arriving at a Paris court on Monday, March 31, 2025, in Paris. She was found guilty of embezzlement and barred from running for public office.

Marine Le Pen, flanked by her late father Jean-Marie Le Pen, speaking in 2012. Francois Mori/Associated Press But even if the tone has changed, Ms. Le Pen’s platform is still staunchly hard right.

Marine Le Pen, who was sentenced last week for an embezzlement conviction, held a rally attended by thousands in protest of her sentence on Sunday, claiming that it was politically motivated.

Right-wing politician Marine Le Pen was the polling leader for the 2027 French presidential election after finishing as runner-up in 2017 and 2022.

A French court found Marine Le Pen guilty on Monday in an embezzlement case and barred her from seeking public office for five years, with immediate effect. Le Pen's lawyer said she would appeal.

Ms. Le Pen ran in 2012, 2017 and 2022, steadily increasing her share of the vote to 41.45 percent. An ineligibility verdict against Ms. Le Pen could be appealed.