Court Convicts Far Right Marine Le Pen of Embezzlement, Banning Her From Office

The far-right French politician Marine Le Pen was convicted on embezzlement charges by a national court on Monday, sentenced to four years in prison and barred from seeking elected office for at least five years — a development that progressives warn could backfire if too many people see the ruling as an attempt to preemptively subvert democracy. Le Pen’s “electoral ineligibility is effective…

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