Marine Le Pen attends a government question session at the National Assembly in Paris, on April 1, 2025. (Credit: Anne-Christine Poujoulat/AFP)
Marine Le Pen’s sentencing has sent shockwaves through French political circles. On March 31, the far-right National Rally (RN) leader was sentenced to four years in prison — two of which must be served under electronic monitoring — and five years of ineligibility for public office over the embezzlement of public funds in the so-called European parliamentary assistants' case.The following day, the Paris Court of Appeal told AFP that it had received three appeals, which it would examine before issuing a ruling by summer 2026, nearly a year ahead of the next presidential election. Read more In France, the lives of Lebanese exiles on hold Across the political spectrum, reactions poured in. The RN camp, in particular, denounced the timing of the verdict, arguing it undermined Le Pen’s chances in the 2027 presidential race, where she...
Marine Le Pen’s sentencing has sent shockwaves through French political circles. On March 31, the far-right National Rally (RN) leader was sentenced to four years in prison — two of which must be served under electronic monitoring — and five years of ineligibility for public office over the embezzlement of public funds in the so-called European parliamentary assistants' case.The following day, the Paris Court of Appeal told AFP that it had received three appeals, which it would examine before issuing a ruling by summer 2026, nearly a year ahead of the next presidential election. Read more In France, the lives of Lebanese exiles on hold Across the political spectrum, reactions poured in. The RN camp, in particular, denounced the timing of the verdict, arguing it undermined Le Pen’s chances in the 2027 presidential race, where...
