33 h. ago Marine Le Pen barred from seeking public office after embezzlement conviction

Le Pen’s lawyer said she would appeal – but she will remain ineligible while she does and so could be ruled out of the 2027 French presidential race.

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36 h. ago Marine Le Pen barred from seeking public office for embezzlement

The judge has not yet said how long Ms Le Pen will be ineligible for running for public office.

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36 h. ago Marine Le Pen banned from standing for office for five years and sentenced to four

Ruling, which she will appeal, jeopardises Le Pen’s ambition to run in the 2027 presidential election

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38 h. ago French court finds Marine Le Pen guilty in embezzlement case

But it did not immediately say what her sentence might be and how it might impact the National Rally leader’s political future.

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38 h. ago Marine Le Pen found guilty in embezzlement case and barred from seeking public office

Verdict on punishment - which could see her barred from the presidential race - expected later today

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67 h. ago Inside the DPP: To prosecute or not to prosecute, that is the question

The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions was set up 50 years ago but, apart from some high-profile cases, its work largely stays out of the public eye

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67 h. ago ‘We’ve prosecuted much weaker cases than McGregor’: How the DPP decides what cases go to court

The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions was set up 50 years ago but, apart from some high-profile cases, its work largely stays out of the public eye

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6 d. ago Big increase in visitors to most OPW heritage sites in Donegal

The Office of Public Works (OPW) today confirmed a big increase in visitors to a number of their sites in… The post Big increase in visitors to most OPW heritage sites in Donegal appeared first on Donegal Daily.

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