France’s Marine Le Pen questioned in court at EU embezzlement trial. Marine Le Pen and her RN party have been accused of using European Parliament money to pay staff in France between 2004 and 2016.

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 ruling ...

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen leaves the courtroom after a French court found her guilty on in an embezzlement case, Monday, March 31, 2025 in Paris. AP.

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen on the day of the verdict of her trial over accusations of misappropriation of European Union funds, at the courthouse in Paris on March 31.

Marine Le Pen, the leader of the parliamentary group of the far-right French Rassemblement National (RN) party, leaves the Paris courthouse after her trial on March 31, 2025 in Paris, France.

Le Pen is set to be questioned for three consecutive days, ... French far-right leader Marine Le Pen walks past the media as she arrives at the court house in Paris, Sept. 30, 2024.

Marine Le Pen was sentenced on Monday to an immediate ban on standing for election for five years, which would make it impossible for her to run for president in 2027 unless the ban is overturned ...

Right-wing politician Marine Le Pen was the polling leader for the 2027 French presidential election after finishing as runner-up in 2017 and 2022.

French right-wing leader Marine Le Pen is seen arriving at a Paris court on Monday, March 31, 2025, in Paris. She was found guilty of embezzlement and barred from running for public office. (AP ...

PARIS—A French court convicted Marine Le Pen of misusing European Union funds, banning her from the next presidential election in a ruling that upends the country’s political landscape. Monday ...

On March 31, a French court found far-right leader Marine Le Pen guilty of misappropriating European funds to finance her party. She was sentenced to 4 years in prison and banned from running for ...