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French far-right leader Le Pen banned from running in 2027 presidential election - Boston News, Weather, Sports

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Paris (CNN) — 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,

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  1. Wyoming Public Media

    French court bars far-right leader Marine Le Pen from public office for embezzlement (opens Wyoming Public Media)

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    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.

  2. WHDH Boston

    French far-right leader Le Pen banned from running in 2027 presidential election - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    Paris (CNN) — 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,

  3. Hawaiitribune Herald

    Possible electoral ban on Marine Le Pen has France on edge (opens Hawaiitribune Herald)

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    PARIS — Marine Le Pen, the French far-right leader, has tried and failed three times to become president. Now, even as her popularity rises, she may be barred from taking part in an election to lead France if she is found guilty of embezzlement Monday.

  4. Salon

    France's far-right Marine Le Pen convicted of embezzlement, banned from running for office (opens Salon)

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    Le Pen was also sentenced to four years in prison and a fine of 100,000 Euros, or about $108,000.

  5. Local News 8

    Far-right leader Marine Le Pen banned from 2027 presidential race, throwing French politics into disarray (opens Local News 8)

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    By Joseph Ataman, Saskya Vandoorne, Serene Nourrisson and Christian Edwards, CNN Paris (CNN) — French 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 tha…

  6. Delaware Public Media

    French far-right leader Le Pen barred from running for political office for 5 years (opens Delaware Public Media)

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    NPR's Michel Martin speaks with journalist Sylvain Bourmeau about the guilty verdict issued against French far-right leader Marine Le Pen, who is now barred from running for political office for five years.

  7. Deutsche Welle

    Marine Le Pen guilty of embezzlement, barred from office – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    French far-right leader Marine Le Pen has been banned from running for office for five years and given a prison sentence. She was convicted of misappropriating European Parliament funds through her National Rally party.

  8. The Columbian

    French far-right leader Marine Le Pen barred from seeking office for 5 years, a political earthquake (opens The Columbian)

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    PARIS (AP) — The thunderclap court ruling barring far-right politician Marine Le Pen from office for the immediate future reverberated across the political spectrum of France and Europe on Monday.

  9. Legitgov

  10. MyNorthwest

    French court to rule in far right embezzlement case. Marine Le Pen's political future is at stake (opens MyNorthwest)

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    PARIS (AP) — A Paris court started delivering a verdict Monday in an embezzlement case that could shake up French politics and derail far-right leader Marine

  11. The Boston Globe

    French court finds far-right leader Marine Le Pen guilty of embezzlement (opens The Boston Globe)

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    Le Pen and her co-defendants face up to 10 years in prison. They can appeal, which would lead to another trial.

  12. NPR

    French court finds far-right leader Marine Le Pen guilty in embezzlement case (opens NPR)

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    A French court found Marine Le Pen guilty on Monday in an embezzlement case but didn't immediately say what her sentence might be and how it might impact the far-right leader's political future.

  13. Green Field Reporter

    French court to rule in far right embezzlement case. Marine Le Pen's political future is at stake - The Daily Reporter (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    PARIS (AP) — A Paris court started delivering a verdict Monday in an embezzlement case that could shake up French politics and derail far-right leader Marine Le Pen ‘s career. Le Pen and 24 other officials from her National Rally are accused of having used money intended for European Union parliamen…

  14. NBC Chicago

    Verdict due in French far-right leader Marine Le Pen's embezzlement trial (opens NBC Chicago)

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    Marine Le Pen’s poltical future hangs in the balance with judges in Paris set to deliver their verdict in an embezzlement trial Monday.

  15. Breitbart News

    Marine Le Pen Banned From Running in Presidential Election by Court (opens Breitbart News)

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    A Paris court ruled Monday that National Rally leader Marine Le Pen will be ineligible to run for public office for five years.

  16. The Guardian

    Marine Le Pen banned from running for public office for five years and given four-year sentence in embezzlement trial – Europe live (opens The Guardian)

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    Two years of sentence suspended after French far right leader found guilty of misappropriating EU funds

  17. Los Angeles Times

    French far-right leader Marine Le Pen is barred from seeking public office for embezzlement (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    A French court has barred Marine Le Pen from seeking public office for five years for embezzlement in a hammer blow to the far-right leader’s presidential hopes.

  18. Anchorage Daily News

    French far-right leader Marine Le Pen barred from seeking office for 5 years after embezzlement conviction (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    Monday’s ruling was a hammer blow to the far-right leader’s presidential hopes and an earthquake for French politics.

  19. NBC News

    France’s far-right leader Le Pen guilty of embezzlement in ruling that could end her career (opens NBC News)

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    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.

  20. KRDO

    French far-right leader Le Pen banned from running in 2027 presidential election (opens KRDO)

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    By Saskya Vandoorne, Joseph Ataman and Serene Nourrisson, CNN Paris (CNN) — Far-right figurehead Marine Le Pen has been banned from running for

  21. Truthout

    Court Convicts Far Right Marine Le Pen of Embezzlement, Banning Her From Office (opens Truthout)

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    Progressives warn the ruling could backfire if too many people see it as an attempt to preemptively subvert democracy.

  22. Legitgov

  23. RedState

  24. Hot Air

  25. Variety

    French Far-Right Leader Marine Le Pen Sentenced to Four Years in Prison for Embezzlement, Five-Year Ban on Holding Office, Ruling Out 2027 Presidential Run (opens Variety)

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    Marine Le Pen, the French far-right leader who ran for president three times, has been barred from running for office for the next five years.

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