French Far-Right Leader Marine Le Pen Is Convicted of Embezzlement

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French Far-Right Leader Marine Le Pen Is Convicted of Embezzlement

Monday 31st March 2025, 3:40PM

A criminal court in Paris ruled that Marine Le Pen had played a “central role” in a scheme to siphon funds from the European Parliament to finance her far-right National Rally party. Ms. Le Pen has been barred from public office for five years.

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