Fact-check: Is Le Pen's ban from public office an anomaly in France and Europe?
The National Rally party leader has described the court ruling that banned her from running for office as a political witch hunt". Euroverify asked experts about the legal grounds for her sentence.
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Marine Le Pen barred from running for office with immediate effect in Paris embezzlement trial
Marine Le Pen and 24 National Rally members were found guilty of embezzling EU funds to pay party staff, risking Le Pen's future in politics.
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