Marine Le Pen

French prosecutors seek public office ban for Le Pen but leave door open to presidential bid

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen, member of parliament for the Rassemblement National (National Rally - RN) party, leaves a hearing during which civil parties will be heard and prosecutors will present their sentencing request in her appeal trial, alongside the RN party itself and 10 others defendants found guilty of diverting European Parliament funds, at the Paris courthouse on the Ile de la Cite, in Paris, France. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier

French prosecutors to request bans from office in far-right leader Le Pen appeal trial

Far-right leader Marine Le Pen risks the maximum sentence of 10 years in prison and a fine of one million euro if her appeal fails.

French PM Lecornu survives no-confidence vote over forced budget

French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu delivers a speech during a debate before votes on two no-confidence motions against the French government, one tabled by members of parliament of La France Insoumise (France Unbowed - LFI) allied with the Greens and the Communists, and an other one tabled by the Rassemblement National (National Rally - RN) and the UDR (the Union des Droites), after the use by French government of the article 49.3, a special clause in the French Constitution, to push the first part of the budget bill for 2026 (PLF 2026) through the National Assembly without a vote by lawmakers, at the National Assembly in Paris, France, January 23, 2026. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen’s political fate hangs in the balance as appeal begins

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen was in March 2025 handed a five-year ban from holding public office, with immediate effect.

France denies ‘false information’ it plans to cede Pacific islands, after Le Pen repost on X

Far-right figurehead Marine Le Pen reposted on X an article speculating that the two islands could be ceded to Vanuatu.

US envoy Charles Kushner asked to meet France’s Sarkozy in jail, court says

US Ambassador to France Charles Kushner (left) is the father of US President Donald Trump's son-in-law, Mr Jared Kushner.

French poll shows far-right leader Bardella winning presidential election

Jordan Bardella, president of the French National Rally (Rassemblement National - RN) party, waves to the crowd at the League party annual rally in Pontida, Italy, September 21, 2025. REUTERS/Remo Casilli

Defiant former French president Sarkozy to begin 5-year prison term

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy is seen next to his house after a visit of a guest on the eve of the start of his five-year prison sentence for criminal conspiracy over attempts to raise campaign funds from Libya, in Paris, France, October 20, 2025. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

French court rejects Le Pen challenge to parliamentary election rules

FILE PHOTO: French far-right leader and member of parliament Marine Le Pen, President of the French far-right National Rally (Rassemblement National - RN) party parliamentary group, is seen at the National Assembly in Paris, France, October 14, 2025. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes/File Photo

Macron loyalist Roland Lescure picked to fix budget mess in new French government

Mr Roland Lescure's nomination was widely seen as a gesture to the left ahead of delicate cross-party budget negotiations.

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