Marine Le Pen found guilty in EU funding embezzlement case
France’s Marine Le Pen has been found guilty of misappropriating European funds to finance her far-right National Rally (RN) party.
The judge has not yet said what the sentence will be.
Prosecutors last year said Le Pen’s punishment should be not just a €300,000 (£250,000) fine and prison term, but also ineligibility from running for public office for five years.
Crucially, he said the ineligibility should kick in straightaway – and not be suspended pending the appeal that Marine Le Pen is expected to file if convicted.
This would scupper her hopes of running for president in 2027.
Courtesy: BBC