Le Pen’s Bid for President Threatened by Paris Court Ruling
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Marine Le Pen, leader of the National Rally party, will find out on Monday whether she’ll be banned from running for president in 2027 as Paris judges rule on an embezzlement case that’s put her political future in jeopardy.
An immediate ban — sought by prosecutors — is a very real risk for Le Pen if she and her party are found guilty of diverting millions of euros in European Union funds to finance activities related to their domestic agenda.