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Marine Le Pen Barred From French Presidential Run

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French leader Marine Le Pen was found guilty of embezzling millions in EU funds, leading to a five-year ban from office.
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A Paris court convicted Le Pen and two dozen figures from her National Rally (RN) party of embezzling EU funds on Monday.
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The appeals court said in a statement it would issue a ruling on the appeals in the summer of 2026, ahead of the 2027 presidential election.
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