Misuse of funds intended to pay MEPs’ assistants has been fairly widespread in the last years, but few episodes land in court ...

The conviction of one of the most powerful figures of the European far right for embezzling EU Parliament funds has sent shockwaves around the continent and beyond. But Marine Le Pen's case is just ...

Decision follows her sentencing on March 31 to 5 years of ineligibility, along with 4 years in prison, 2 of which will be ...

After the far-right leader was found guilty of embezzlement and barred from running for office, her supporters cried foul. Was justice served or politicized?

President Donald Trump expressed support for former French presidential front-runner and National Rally leader Marine Le Pen ...

Marine Le Pen was at the heart of a system to create phony contracts directing millions in EU funding to her inner circle and ...

After years trying to moderate her party’s image, the far-right leader, convicted of embezzlement, now voices Trump-like ...

The judge also handed down guilty verdicts to eight other current or former members of her party who, like her, previously served as European Parliament lawmakers. This courtroom sketch by Valentin ...

But with chants of "Marine Présidente ... see as a justice system turned against the people. Le Pen was found guilty of using European Parliament funds to pay party staff in France — a ...

Jordan Bardella, president of France’s far-right National Rally, is turning a personnel dispute into a major fight with the ...

Le Pen was the runner-up in the 2017 and 2022 presidential elections, losing to French President Emmanuel Macron.

The EU Parliament Has Transparency Problems. Marine Le Pen's Case Is a Window Into What's Wrong The conviction of one of the most powerful figures of the European far right for embezzling EU ...