Jordan Bardella’s glitzy book tour encourages speculation about a palace coup at the top of the National Rally party.

French prosecutors in the embezzlement trial of Marine Le Pen, France’s hard-Right leader, have demanded she get a jail sentence and a ban from public office if convicted, potentially barring her from running for president in 2027.

The far-right French leader could face a fine, jail time, and a five-year ban from public office if found guilty of embezzlement

French prosecutors have asked a judge to slap former National Rally party leader Marine Le Pen with a five-year prison term and a ban from running for public office in an embezzlement case.

In a trial for charges of embezzling EU Parliament funds in a fake jobs scheme, the prosecution requested that far-right leader Marine Le Pen be banned from being elected to public office, which would bar her from running for the presidency in 2027.

Prosecutors want her to face an obligatory five-year ban from public office if convicted of misusing EU money. Read more at straitstimes.com.

French prosecutors have asked for prison time and a five-year ban from politics for far-right leader Marine Le Pen, potentially derailing her bid to become president in 2027.