Le Pen Risks Missing French Presidential Race as Prosecutors Seek Ban
- Prosecutors seek 5-year election ban that begins immediately
- Paris judges are due to issue their ruling in several months
Marine Le Pen
Photographer: Nathan Laine/BloombergThis article is for subscribers only.
Marine Le Pen, leader of France’s right-wing National Rally party, risks missing out on the nation’s next presidential race after prosecutors sought an immediate five-year ban on her running for office at the end of an embezzlement trial.
Le Pen and her party should be convicted for diverting millions of euros in European Union funds to build up a platform in France, Paris prosecutors Louise Neyton and Nicolas Barret said as they made their closing arguments Wednesday. Prosecutors also sought a two-year jail term for Le Pen, but suggested it could be served with an electronic bracelet, as well as a €300,000 ($316,890) fine.