France's far-right National Rally (RN) leader Marine Le Pen called a court ruling that bans her from running for office for five years a "political decision" at a rally in Paris on Sunday. "I won't give up," she told thousands of flag-waving supporters in Place Vauban, close to the Eiffel Tower.

Far-right French politician Marine Le Pen, who was convicted last week of embezzling public funds and banned from running for office, said the existence of France was at stake during a speech in Paris on Sunday.