The EU Parliament Has Transparency Problems. Marine Le Pen's Case Is a Window Into What's Wrong The conviction of one of the most powerful figures of the European far right for embezzling EU ...

Under Jean-Marie Le Pen, the party’s platform focused on anti-immigration policies, restoring the death penalty, and limiting France’s participation in the European Union. Marine Le Pen ...

French far-right figurehead Marine Le Pen has been banned from running for political office for five years after being found guilty of embezzling European Union funds, in a politically explosive ...

Bardella had been poised to run in the subordinate spot on an American-style ticket with Marine Le Pen, as her future prime ...

The decision is another reminder of how the far-right leader’s judicial woes are affecting her political career.

Marine Le Pen, the figurehead of the ascendant far ... five years on Monday as a court found her guilty of embezzling European Union funds to pay members of her National Rally party's staff.

PARIS — A French court on Monday barred Marine Le Pen from seeking ... that her party used to siphon off EU parliament money. The judge said Le Pen and other co-defendants didn’t enrich ...

At the time Le Pen was implicated, some members had dozens. Her 29-year-old protégé Jordan Bardella – who could replace her on the French presidential ballot in 2027 – has three assistants.

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The conviction of one of the most powerful figures of the European far right for embezzling EU Parliament funds has sent shockwaves around the continent and beyond. But Marine Le Pen’s case is ...

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The conviction of one of the most powerful figures of the European far right for embezzling EU Parliament funds has sent shockwaves around the continent and beyond. But Marine Le Pen's case is ...