France's far-right leader Marine Le Pen was found guilty of embezzlement and barred from running in elections for five years.

French politician Marine Le Pen and eight other members of her right-wing party were found guilty of embezzling public funds on Monday, and she herself was barred from running for public office.

It was a good day for French democracy but the far-right may still win the 2027 presidential election, writes Cole Stangler.

Le Pen's ban - after being found guilty of embezzling EU funds - means she would not be able to run in the 2027 presidential election.

Far-right figurehead Marine Le Pen has been banned from running for political office for five years after being found guilty ...

After the far-right leader was found guilty of embezzlement and barred from running for office, her supporters cried foul. Was justice served or politicized?

Ms. Le Pen and the National Rally could also paint the verdict as a threat against a popular politician and party, and French democracy itself. Amelia Nierenberg is a breaking news reporter for ...

Far-right French politician Marine Le Pen, who was convicted last week of embezzling public funds and banned from running for office, stood unshaken before a sea of French flags in Paris on Sunday ...

As the French politician is banned from public office with immediate effect, The Independent takes a closer look at her rise and fall: Marine Le Pen, 56, is best known for being the daughter of ...

European rightwingers have voiced support for the French far-right politician after she was banned from running for public office.

The cases of France’s Marine Le Pen and Romania’s Calin Georgescu have stoked fury among Europe’s right-wing nationalists and ...

This decision will reverberate across French politics and influence the battle ... and Vladimir Putin’s spokesperson Dmitry Peskov, far-right politicians have rushed to support Marine Le Pen publicly ...