Far-right leader Le Pen might struggle to mobilize support by portraying her conviction as the result of an establishment-led witch hunt, experts said.

A week after Marine Le Pen was found guilty of using European Parliament funds to pay party staff in France, thousands gathered to protest against her ban from running for office.

What do you need to know?     Court ruling: Marine Le Pen has been banned for five years from running for public office, triggering a crisis in her party,