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Marine Le Pen arrives in court for her appeal trial after a conviction last March for embezzlement of public funds to four years imprisonment and five years ineligibility January 13, 2026

News | France

January 14th, 2026

Marine Le Pen: Appeal process a last chance for presidential candidacy

The appeal proceedings in the trial against the far-right leader of the National Rally party have begun in Paris. It is Le Pen’s last chance to run in the 2027 elections in France.

By Marion Bergermann

Talk of the Town | EU finances

November 4th, 2025

European Parliament: New far-right parliamentary group also reportedly diverted funds

Illegal donations and contracts awarded in private deals: In the six months following the European elections alone, the “Patriots for Europe” group is alleged to have misused EU taxpayers’ money to the tune of at least EUR 171,000. The alleged fraud follows a well-known pattern.

By Markus Grabitz