Europe

France’s Far-Right Protests as Conviction Clouds Le Pen’s Future

Lock
This article is for subscribers only.

France’s National Rally will protest in Paris on Sunday over what it called the “tyranny of judges” after a court ruling barred its leader Marine Le Pen from running for president.

In a rare organized demonstration by the far-right, party leaders have called for a gathering in a well-heeled neighborhood near the Eiffel Tower to support Le Pen after she was found guilty of embezzlement and given an immediate five-year ban on running for office.