Marine Le Pen appeal trial ends with presidential race at stake
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<p>Judges’ verdict on embezzlement challenge will determine whether far-right leader can stand in 2027 election</p><p>Defence lawyers for Marine Le Pen have told a Paris appeals court she did not orchestrate <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/apr/01/marine-le-pen-guilty-national-rally-embezzlement-fake-jobs-scam">a system to misuse European parliament funds</a>, at the close of an embezzlement trial that will determine whether the far-right leader can r
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<p>Judges’ verdict on embezzlement challenge will determine whether far-right leader can stand in 2027 election</p><p>Defence lawyers for Marine Le Pen have told a Paris appeals court she did not orchestrate <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/apr/01/marine-le-pen-guilty-national-rally-embezzlement-fake-jobs-scam">a system to misuse European parliament funds</a>, at the close of an embezzlement trial that will determine whether the far-right leader can r