French far-right leader Marine Le Pen barred from seeking office

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French far-right leader Marine Le Pen barred from seeking office   French court on Monday barred Marine Le Pen from seeking public office for five years, with immediate effect, for embezzlement -- a hammer blow to the far-right leader’s presidential hopes.  READ MORE : http://www.africanews.com/2025/03/31/french-far-right-leader-marine-le-pen-barred-from-seeking-office  Subscribe on our Dailymotion channel and receive all the latest news from the continent.    Africanews is available in English and French.  Website : www.africanews.com  Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/africanews.channel/  Twitter : https://twitter.com/africanews

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00:00A French court on Monday barred Marie Luper from seeking public office for five years

00:04with immediate effect for embezzlement, a hammer blow to the far-right leader's presidential

00:09hopes.

00:10Although she can appeal the verdict, such a move won't suspend her ineligibility, which

00:13could rule her out of the 2027 presidential race.

00:16During the nine-week trial that took place in late 2024, she argued that ineligibility

00:21would have the effect of depriving her of being a presidential candidate and disenfranchising

00:27her supporters.

00:28If Luper cannot run in 2027, her seeming natural successor will be Jordan Bardella, Luper's

00:3529-year-old protégé, who succeeded her at the helm of the party in 2021.

00:41Luper denied accusation she was at the head of a system meant to siphon off EU parliament

00:46money to benefit her party, which she led from 2011 to 2021.

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