France’s Le Pen sentenced to four years in jail

The veteran politician has also been barred from running for public office for five years over embezzlement charges

A Paris court has sentenced French right-wing politician Marine Le Pen to a four-year jail term, half of which is without parole, in a case involving the embezzlement of EU funds for her National Rally (RN) party. Le Pen has also been barred from running for president in 2027.

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