4 h. ago Marine Le Pen vows to appeal conviction that bars bid for French presidency

Marine Le Pen vows to appeal conviction for far right party ‘embezzlement’ of EU funds

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9 h. ago Marine Le Pen’s presidential ambition may be in ruins but court verdict does not end her influence

Court decision to effectively bar Le Pen from 2027 race will only fuel far right narrative

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11 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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12 h. ago ‘Political death’: The EU Parliament fake jobs scam that has cost Le Pen her 2027 presidency bid

Le Pen had believed that any appeal would have protected her political career regardless of what happened today.

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14 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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14 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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16 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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16 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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18 h. ago Marine Le Pen faces verdict that could end French presidential hopes

The National Rally leader said she faces her ‘political death’ if found guilty.

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47 h. ago 'Not a hope in hell': Irish politicians roundly reject Conor McGregor's presidential bid

'Not a hope in hell': Irish politicians roundly reject Conor McGregor's presidential bid  Sky News

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62 h. ago The French embezzlement trial threatening Marine Le Pen's presidential hopes

Marine Le Pen could be barred from running in the 2027 presidential election.

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1 week ago Teen taken in by ‘kind’ man ‘demanded money and twice threatened to kill him’, murder trial hears

Witness tells jury that Peter Kennedy was ‘broken’ and was ‘afraid’ of Brian Ibe

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