Judge who sentenced Marine Le Pen under police protection amid online threats

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A torrent of online abuse has been directed at Bénédicte de Perthuis, the judge who presided over the Paris court on Monday.

French ministers condemn threats to judges in Marine Le Pen case

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Senior figures also reject claim verdict against Le Pen on embezzlement charges was ‘political and partisan’

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French ministers have condemned threats against the judges who…

Au revoir Marine Le Pen?

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Le Pen is barred from running for public office after being found guilty of embezzlement.

Trump compares himself to Marine Le Pen as he tears into France for barring her from politics: 'This is a big deal'

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President Donald Trump compared himself to convicted French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen, calling her ban from elective office a 'very big deal.'

French far right calls for nationwide protests against Marine Le Pen ban

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National Rally president says French electorate ‘must be outraged’ at judgment that would ‘rob’ them of a voice

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France’s far-right National Rally (RN) party is calling for…

French politics to get 'even messier' as far-right figurehead Le Pen rails against ban, analysts warn

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Analysts say the judgment barring Marine Le Pen from running for public office plunges France into more political uncertainty.

Outrage grows over Marine Le Pen's blocked presidential run: Trump and European allies offer support as 'tyrannical judges' are accused of 'depriving millions of people of their representation'

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Le Pen has pledged to fight the court-imposed prohibition that appeared to exclude her goal of seeking and potentially winning the French presidency in 2027.

Le Pen ban is ‘political and partisan’, says French far-right party’s president

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Jordan Bardella declares ‘total loyalty’ to Le Pen after court finds her and RN officials guilty of embezzlement

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The president of France’s far-right National Rally (RN) par…

French politics to get 'even messier' as far-right figurehead Le Pen rails against ban, analysts warn

found 2025 › Apr › 01 (Tue) @ 07:35 UTC

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Analysts say the judgment barring Marine Le Pen from running for public office plunges France into more political uncertainty.

Trump and Musk back Le Pen as NR’s Bardella says verdict should ‘outrage’ France – Europe live

found 2025 › Apr › 01 (Tue) @ 07:35 UTC

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US president calls embezzlement sentence ‘a very big deal’ as her party’s president says there will be protests this weekend

Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni has just weighed in on Marine Le Pen …