When should a democracy stop politicians from running for office?” Unsurprisingly, it was prompted by the exclusion of Marine Le Pen from French public office for five years because she was convicted ...

In this edition, we hear how the EU has started speed dating anyone who is open for business and about the rise and fall of ...

The National Rally’s Marine Le Pen on Friday filed an appeal against a Paris court that found her guilty of misappropriating ...

Far-right leader Marine Le Pen and 11 others convicted in an embezzlement trial that shook French politics have lodged an ...

The Paris Court of Appeal stated that a decision is expected by summer 2026. Eleven other defendants, along with the party ...

Supporters are likening a five-year ban on Marine Le Pen running for office to a political witch-hunt. But the criticisms — and death threats to a judge — could backfire.

Marine Le Pen, the French far-right leader, is barred from running in France’s 2027 presidential election after an embezzlement conviction involving her political party. Roger Cohen, the Paris bureau ...