After the far-right leader was found guilty of embezzlement and barred from running for office, her supporters cried foul.

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 ...

Crowd estimates at a rally in support of French far-right leader Marine Le Pen in Paris on April 6 range between 7,000 and 15,000 people, not 100,000, as claimed on social media.

A French court on Monday convicted Marine Le Pen of embezzlement and barred her from seeking public office for five years — a hammer blow to the far-right leader’s presidential hopes and an earthquake ...

It was a good day for French democracy but the far-right may still win the 2027 presidential election, writes Cole Stangler.

Accused of misusing EU funds, Monday's verdict could determine whether the far-right National Rally leader can run again.

The court's decision will make it more difficult for the weak minority government to make the crucial decisions needed to control a ballooning public debt.

French far right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen attends a party meeting in Nanterre, France, Thursday, Jan. 12, 2012. (AP Photo/Jacques Brinon. File) Honorary President of far-right party ...

PARIS — The court’s decision landed like a political shock wave — barring French far-right leader Marine Le Pen from holding office for five years and instantly upending the country’s next ...

The American president cast the French politician’s conviction as an example of far-right persecution, ignoring ample ...

A guilty verdict followed a nine-week trial at the end of last year. Monday's ruling described the embezzlement as "a democratic bypass" that deceived voters.

This week, a French court found far-right figurehead Marine Le Pen guilty of embezzling millions of euros of European Union ...