Le Pen Promises to Fight Conviction as Supporters Rally in Paris

The prominent politician was found guilty of embezzling EU funds to pay party staff in France and was handed a sentence that bars her from public office.
Le Pen Promises to Fight Conviction as Supporters Rally in Paris
Marine Le Pen, of the National Rally party, arrives on stage during a rally in Paris on April 6, 2025. Bastien Ohie/Hans Lucas/AFP via Getty Images
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French conservative politician Marine Le Pen said on April 6 that she would peacefully fight against a five-year ban on her running for office, as thousands of people rallied to her cause in Paris.

A court in the French capital convicted Le Pen of using European Parliament funds to pay party staff in France—a scheme that the court last week described as “a democratic bypass.”
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