
Marine Le Pen's appeal in EU fund embezzlement case opens in Paris
Jan 13, 2026
Far-right leader Marine Le Pen, who needs to have a graft conviction overturned to seize her best chance at the French presidency, risks seeing her life's work upended if she loses her appeal. It comes after a French court last year barred her from running for office for five years over a European Parliament fake-jobs scam involving her and other officials from her National Rally party. FRANCE 24's Olivia Bizot looks at the political implications of this case straight from the court in Paris.
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