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French far-right leader Marine Le Pen was convicted by a Paris court of embezzling EU funds and given an immediate five-year ban on running for office, which will prevent her from participating in the 2027 presidential election unless she successfully appeals beforehand. Le Pen and her supporters accused the judges of interfering in democracy, while Prime Minister Francois Bayrou expressed his support for the judiciary and questioned the ban.

Courtesy: theprint.in

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