French Court Bars National Rally Leader Marine Le Pen from Office for 5 Years After Embezzlement Conviction

Major European leader sentenced to jail

The leader of a major political party who had been touted as France’s next President has been convicted of a $5m fraud and is now unable to stand.

There was a time when an accusation, a firm and proven accusation ended with the career of a politician in advanced democracies, but times change, and a conviction for corruption can become today a chute of popularity This week a court has condemned the leader of the far right party in France, Marine Le Pen, to a five-year penalty of disqualification for corruption in the use of funds allocated to her group in the European Parliament. This convi…

The EU Parliament has transparency problems. Marine Le Pen's case is a window into what's wrong - Seymour Tribune

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 just one example of transparency problems that have plagued the legislature. From Budapest to Washington, Le Pen’s political allies cried foul over this week’s French court-mandated five-year ban on seeking political office that could block her chances of …

What happens to EU's anti-war bloc without Marine Le Pen?

A political bombshell in France: the long-time leader of the right-wing National Rally party (Rassemblement National) Marine Le Pen has been banned from running for political office for the next five years after a court in Paris found her guilty of embezzling the equivalent of $4 million in EU funds to pay National Rally staffers not working for the European Parliament.She was also handed a suspended four-year prison term and ordered to pay a €1…

French far-right leader banned from office for five years

Far-right French leader Marine Le Pen has been banned from holding public office for five years after being found guilty by of embezzling European Union funds. Nicolle Wallace says the events in France are "a lesson" on "holding leaders accountable."

French Court Sentences Presidential Front Runner Marine Le Pen to 4 Years in Prison ⋆ Conservative Firing Line

The following article, French Court Sentences Presidential Front Runner Marine Le Pen to 4 Years in Prison, was first published on Conservative Firing Line. Following the lead of their American socialist counterparts – the corrupt Democrats – the French put Le Pen on trial for trumped up charges driven by political foes. The only difference is, they convicted her and will imprison her. But more importantly, she won’t be able to run for President…