Trump offers backing for Marine Le Pen ahead of rally in Paris to show support for convicted politician – Europe live

found 2025 › Apr › 04 (Fri) @ 08:20 UTC

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US president attacks French judiciary as frustration grows in France with Trump’s policies; part of French left prepares counter demonstration in Paris

Somewhere between ecstatic posts about the effec…

Donald Trump demands France 'Free Marine Le Pen' and brands her presidential election ban a 'witch hunt'

found 2025 › Apr › 04 (Fri) @ 06:35 UTC

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Marine Le Pen, 56, was convicted of creating fake jobs at the EU parliament and taking advantage of expenses to employ assistants actually working for her party.

Jordan Bardella: So close to becoming French president — and yet so far

found 2025 › Apr › 04 (Fri) @ 02:05 UTC

a story from Politico EU › Politico EU

Far-right leader Marine Le Pen's reaction to being found guilty of embezzlement only harms her protégé's chances.

Beautiful beef: Le Pen, Varoufakis and the horseshoe theory of politics

found 2025 › Apr › 04 (Fri) @ 02:05 UTC

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What do Marine Le Pen, Yanis Varoufakis and Donald Trump have in common? More than you’d think. In this episode of EU Confidential, host Sarah Wheaton breaks down the court decision that could end Le…

Procès en appel de Marine Le Pen : les scénarios possibles

found 2025 › Apr › 03 (Thu) @ 17:55 UTC

a story from Politico EU › Politico EU

Quelles chances Marine Le Pen conserve-t-elle de se présenter à l'élection présidentielle ? Son chemin juridique demeure incertain.

Germany could BAN AfD candidates from running for office under proposed new rules - following decision in France to block Marine Le Pen's presidential bid

found 2025 › Apr › 03 (Thu) @ 09:55 UTC

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The law would block those with 'multiple convictions of inciting to hatred' from standing in elections, according to a draft agreement between the parties seen by German newspaper Die Welt.

What are the implications of Marine Le Pen’s fraud conviction?

found 2025 › Apr › 02 (Wed) @ 11:25 UTC

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French far-right leader has been convicted of embezzling European Union funds.

France’s left is celebrating Le Pen’s conviction. But gloating will make it harder to beat the far right | Georgios Samaras

found 2025 › Apr › 02 (Wed) @ 04:40 UTC

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Beware the backlash strategies used by Trump and Berlusconi. It is vital that the National Rally leader isn’t able to capitalise on this verdict

The verdict is in: the National Rally (NR) and its lead…

Could Marine Le Pen’s guilty verdict help fuel the far right? – podcast

found 2025 › Apr › 02 (Wed) @ 02:15 UTC

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The parliamentary leader of France’s far-right National Rally party, Marine Le Pen, has been banned from public office for five years for embezzlement, ruining her chance of a presidential run. Angel…

What is Marine Le Pen guilty of in National Rally embezzlement case?

found 2025 › Apr › 01 (Tue) @ 17:55 UTC

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The far-right leader has been banned from running for office for five years after an EU parliament fake jobs scam

After a nine-week trial, the French far-right leader Marine Le Pen was this week found…