Marine Le Pen

Le Pen seeks to woo French business leaders at first presidential debate

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 in Paris, France, July 7, 2026. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe

French far-left leader Melenchon close to presidential runoff, poll shows

Jean-Luc Melenchon, leader of French far-left opposition party La France Insoumise (France Unbowed - LFI), delivers a speech during a campaign rally to support the list \"Etre Bondy\" for the upcoming mayoral election in Bondy near Paris, France, March 4, 2026. REUTERS/Abdul Saboor

French far-left leader Melenchon seen reaching presidential runoff, poll shows

FILE PHOTO: Jean-Luc Melenchon, leader of French far-left opposition party La France Insoumise (France Unbowed - LFI), delivers a speech during a campaign rally to support the list \"Etre Bondy\" for the upcoming mayoral election in Bondy near Paris, France, March 4, 2026. REUTERS/Abdul Saboor/ File Photo

French presidential candidate Philippe wins support of minister Darmanin

FILE PHOTO: Edouard Philippe, Mayor of Le Havre and leader of French political party Horizons (HOR), attends the christening ceremony of the container ship CMA CGM NOTRE DAME at the France Port 2000 Terminal in Le Havre, France, July 2, 2026. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe/File Photo

Marine Le Pen extends lead in French election poll after court ruling

Marine Le Pen said she is appealing to the country’s top court and has calculated that she will be in a position to be elected president.

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.

Opinion polls see France’s Le Pen winning 2027 election despite guilty verdict

French far-right party Rassemblement National party leader Marine Le Pen (centre) arrives with party president Jordan Bardella (left) for a campaign gathering on July 8.

Le Pen can run, but can’t hide her policy flaws

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen, member of parliament for the Rassemblement National (National Rally - RN) party, leaves after the verdict 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, July 7, 2026. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier

Political survivor Le Pen makes her boldest gamble yet for France's presidency

FILE PHOTO: French far-right leader Marine Le Pen, member of parliament for the Rassemblement National (National Rally - RN) party, poses prior to an interview on the evening news broadcast of French TV channel TF1, following the verdict in her appeal trial over misuse of EU funds, in Boulogne-Billancourt, near Paris, France, July 7, 2026. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann/Pool/File Photo

Reactions to French court ruling on Marine Le Pen

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen, member of parliament for the Rassemblement National (National Rally - RN) party, leaves after the verdict 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, July 7, 2026. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier

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