Progressives warn the ruling could backfire if too many people see it as an attempt to preemptively subvert democracy. The far-right French politician Marine Le Pen was convicted on embezzlement charges by a national court on Monday, sentenced to four years in prison and barred from seeking elected office for at least five years —...
France’s Marine Le Pen has been found guilty of misappropriating European funds to finance her far-right National Rally (RN) party. The judge has not yet said what the sentence will be. Prosecutors last year said Le Pen’s punishment should be not just a €300,000 (£250,000) fine and prison term, but also ineligibility from running for...
