The request puts the French far-right leader’s ability to participate in the 2027 presidential race at stake.
Paris prosecutors had requested a two-year prison sentence for far-right leader Marine Le Pen and an additional five-year period of ineligibility to run for office, in a trial over the suspected embezzlement of European Parliament funds.The National Rally party and 25 of its officials, includingpay staff who were working for the party, known as the National Front at the time.
Le Pen said she felt prosecutors were “only interested” in preventing her from running for president in 2027. “I understood that well,” she said. A lawyer by training, she follows the proceedings with extreme attention, sometimes puffing her cheeks, making her disagreement known with forceful nods of the head and striding over to consult her lawyers, her heels loudly clicking on the courtroom’s wooden floors.Credit:Le Pen has denied accusations she was at the head of “a system” meant to siphon off EU parliament money to the benefit of her party, which she led from 2011 to 2021.
Some of the aides provided embarrassed and confused explanations, faced with the lack of evidence their work was in relation with the EU parliament.Often, they could hear her bringing precisions or rectifications even when it wasn’t her turn to address the court. Sometimes, she would punctuate a point they made with a loud “voilà” .
Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Victorian prosecutors say William Swale will not be charged again over Daylesford car crashAll charges against William Swale, who crashed into patrons at a Victorian pub in November 2023, were dismissed last month and will not be reinstated.
Read more »
Police ask prosecutors to consider charging Russell Brand over sex assault claimsThe historic allegations, which Brand has denied, date back to 2006-13 when he was a radio and TV presenter
Read more »
Southern right whale numbers increase in Great Australian Bight Marine Park but new threats emergeScientists say southern right whale numbers have recovered in the Great Australian Bight Marine Park, and are now calling for further protection as they move into new areas.
Read more »
Man who killed two Melbourne sex workers within 24 hours strikes manslaughter deal with prosecutorsA man who killed two sex workers in the space of 24 hours has struck a deal with prosecutors, allowing him to dodge a murder conviction.
Read more »
Cyclist Rohan Dennis negotiating with prosecutors after allegedly killing wife with carFormer world champion appears in Adelaide court 10 months after partner, a fellow worlds winner and Olympian, died outside their family home
Read more »
Ukraine war briefing: ‘Pentagon leaker’ Jack Teixeira deserves 17 years in jail, argue prosecutorsServiceman put classified information about Ukraine war on Discord; US and South Korea call for Kim Jong-un to withdraw troops. What we know on day 981
Read more »