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Marine Le Pen banned from running in 2027 and given four-year sentence

French far right leader barred from running for public office for five years with immediate effect after guilty verdict in trial

Angelique ChrisafisIt is a political earthquake that is almost certain to end Marine Le Pen’s ambitions for the 2027 presidential election and throws her far-right party into chaos just as it was setting its sights on taking power in France. The guilty verdict and strong sentence, barring her from running for office with immediate effect, serves her victimisation narrative that there is an elite out to get her and her party and stop her political career. The National Rally’s leader Jordan Bardella – who arrived at the party’s headquarters in the last few minutes to meet with Le Pen – reacts to the decision, saying in a social media post:

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