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How will French far-right leader Marine Le Pen’s legal problems affect her presidential campaign?

The Paris appeals court found Le Pen guilty of misusing EU funds to pay party staff and sentenced her to three years in prison.

France’s Marine Le Pen to run for president despite conviction

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen, member of parliament for the Rassemblement National (National Rally - RN) party, leaves after a party meeting at the Rassemblement National headquarters following the verdict in her appeal trial, alongside the RN party itself and 10 others defendants found guilty of diverting European Parliament funds, in Paris, France, July 7, 2026. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe

Marine Le Pen’s presidential hopes rest on French court verdict

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen’s presidential hopes have been in limbo since March 2025, when she received a five-year ban from public office for embezzling.

White supremacist march in Washington just ‘messy’ democracy: US interior secretary

A passenger looks on as members of the white supremacist group Patriot Front travel on the Washington Metro during Fourth of July celebrations.

German defence minister raises alarm over possible far-right state government

Germany’s defence minister Boris Pistorius said he would feel uneasy passing classified information on to an AfD state minister.

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, July 5, 2026

Vessels at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, July 1, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer

Masked Patriot Front white nationalists stage July 4 march through Washington, DC

Members from the Patriot Front march on the 250th anniversary of U.S. independence in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 4, 2026, in this image obtained by Reuters. Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES.

Mass protests in Germany fail to stop far-right AfD congress

The stand-off in the city of Erfurt comes as the opposition Alternative for Germany party is soaring in national opinion polls ahead of all other parties.

Raids in Europe over alleged far-right embezzlement: EU prosecutors

FILE PHOTO: A drone view shows the European Union flags outside the European Commission headquarters, known as the Berlaymont building in Brussels, Belgium, April 29, 2026. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo

France’s far-right Jordan Bardella accused of holding fake EU assistant job

French far-right Rassemblement National (RN) party's President, member of the European Parliament and president of the Patriots for Europe (PfE) group Jordan Bardella attends a joint press conference with the leader of the main opposition right wing Law and Justice (PiS) party at the party's headquarters in Warsaw on June 19, 2026. Jordan Bardella is on a two day visit to poland meeting with leaders of Poland’s far right and touring the eastern border, marking the latest stop on his overseas tour aimed at strengthening his European alliances just a few months before the French presidential election. (Photo by Wojtek RADWANSKI / AFP)

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