Why has reopening of brothels become a political issue in Europe?
Lawmakers from Marine Le Pen’s National Rally in France are pushing to reopen brothels. The far-right party has said it will ...
CNN
Marine Le Pen seems politically dead, but can the far right win in France without her?
“It’s my political death they want,” far-right leader Marine Le Pen claimed in November – a prediction that proved prescient, though few took it seriously at the time. The three-time French ...
NPR
French court bars far-right leader Marine Le Pen from public office for embezzlement
PARIS — In a ruling that could reshape France's political future, a French court on Monday convicted far-right leader Marine Le Pen of embezzlement and barred her from running for public office for ...
NPR
Le Pen supporters rally in Paris, turning a protest into a populist show of force
PARIS — Convicted of embezzling public funds and banned from running for office, far-right politician Marine Le Pen stood unshaken before a sea of French flags in Paris on Sunday. "For 30 years I have ...
NBC News
French far-right leader Le Pen sentenced to prison and banned from office in embezzlement trial
Far-right French leader Marine Le Pen was handed a four-year prison sentence and banned from holding public office for five years by a French court Monday, in what could be the biggest setback for her ...
CNN
Far-right leader Marine Le Pen banned from 2027 presidential race, throwing French politics into disarray
French far-right figurehead Marine Le Pen has been banned from running for political office for five years after being found guilty of embezzling European Union funds, in a politically explosive ...
The New York Times
Defiant, Le Pen Tells Supporters ‘I Won’t Give Up’ Despite 5-Year Ban
In a speech, Marine Le Pen, the French far-right leader, cast a judicial decision prohibiting her from running for office as a threat to democracy. By Aurelien Breeden and Catherine Porter Reporting ...
Courthouse News Service
Jean-Marie Le Pen, controversial founder of France’s extreme-right National Front, has died at 96
Jean-Marie Le Pen, the founder of France's main far-right party, is pictured. (Image by Mathias Destal from Flickr via Courthouse News) MARSEILLE, France (CN) — France's extreme-right National Front ...
The Nation
The Toxic Legacy of Jean-Marie Le Pen
The elder Le Pen is dead, but far-right populists across the world still echo his mix of violent rhetoric, brazen lies, and outreach to mainstream conservatives. Founder of the far-right National ...