Le Pen Faces Potential Ban from 2027 Presidential Race Amid Embezzlement Trial
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Prosecutors have requested that Marine Le Pen, leader of France's far-right National Rally, be found guilty of embezzling EU funds and be sentenced to prison, fined €300,000, and barred from running for public office for five years. Le Pen and her party are accused of misusing European Parliament funds to pay party staff instead of parliamentary assistants. The trial, which Le Pen claims is politically motivated, could prevent her from running in the 2027 presidential election. A verdict is expected early next year.
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