The far-right leader was sentenced, at the end of March, to a five-year ban on running for office. She has appealed. Two ...

French far right leader Marine Le Pen was convicted of embezzlement and barred from running for public office for five years, facing a fine and a prison sentence as well. Le Pen plans to appeal.

After being found guilty of graft, Le Pen’s bid to lead France has been dealt a blow. Some will see her as a martyr.

French presidential hopeful Laurent Wauquiez has caused an outcry in France, including within his own conservative camp, for ...

French people will go to the polls and pick their next president. Here's how the race is shaping up so far. In France parliamentary and presidential elections are held separately - the chaotic ...

Monday’s decision takes effect immediately and could bar Le Pen from participating in France’s next presidential election in 2027. The Paris appeals court said Tuesday that three appeals have ...

Accused of misusing EU funds, Monday's verdict could determine whether the far-right National Rally leader can run again.

was a candidate in the presidential election," judge Benedicte ... likely would have won at least a first round in France's next national election, though it is much less clear how she would ...

Barnier, the former French prime minister whose government fell to a motion of no confidence after just three months, publicly opened the door Tuesday to running for president during the next election ...

PARIS—A French court convicted Marine Le Pen of misusing European Union funds, sentencing her to prison and banning her from France’s next presidential election. Judges handed down a sentence Monday ...