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As Le Pen’s presidential hopes hang in the balance, Bardella waits in the wings
French courts on Monday banned far-right leader Marine Le Pen from running for office for five years, ruling out the frontrunner for France’s 2027 presidential race. As Le Pen now faces a lengthy appeal process, her 29-year-old protégé Jordan Bardella could well become the National Rally’s new presidential candidate.
By Joanna YORK -
‘I am Marine’: Europe’s far right slams Le Pen’s conviction, election ban
European far-right leaders from Hungary's PM Viktor Orban to the Netherlands' Geert Wilders rallied in support of their French ally Marine Le Pen on Monday, expressing shock and anger at her conviction for embezzlement in France, which will bar the National Rally figurehead from a fourth presidential run in 2027.
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Marine Le Pen Falls to the Rule of Law, and a Great Battle Looms
A court’s conviction of the far-right leader for embezzlement and its ban on her running for office have set off a new crisis for France.
By Roger Cohen