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Trump publicly backs France’s far-right figurehead Le Pen

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“FREE MARINE LE PEN,” Trump wrote on Truth Social on Friday, calling the court ruling a “Witch Hunt.”
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Transparency advocates say the case underlines broader issues related to lack of oversight of spending at the EU legislature affecting members across the political spectrum.
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Trump publicly backs France’s far-right figurehead Le Pen after her conviction
US President Donald Trump has thrown his support behind another embattled far-right European leader, backing Marine Le Pen after French presidential hopeful was convicted of embezzlement and barred from political office.
Trump Weighs In, Making Marine Le Pen’s Case Part of the Politics of Grievance
The American president cast the French politician’s conviction as an example of far-right persecution, ignoring ample evidence against her.
Marine Le Pen's ban outraged France's far right - and they may well take revenge
Could the National Rally retaliate in parliament by attempting to bring down the fragile coalition government?
The EU Parliament Has Transparency Problems. Marine Le Pen's Case Is a Window Into What's Wrong
The conviction of French far-right leader Marine Le Pen for embezzling funds from the EU Parliament has sent shockwaves around the continent and beyond
Marine Le Pen’s ban polarises France
F or the better part of a decade Marine Le Pen has worked methodically to transform an extremist, xenophobic fringe movement into a more respectable nationalist party ready to govern. The French hard-right leader had a reasonable chance of winning the highest office in 2027,
Russia's Foreign Ministry Says France 'Killed Democracy' With Le Pen Conviction
Le Pen is the chief political opponent of French President Emmanuel Macron, whom Russia has fiercely criticised over his backing for Ukraine and support for sending European troop
In Toulon, Le Pen's Legal Fightback Leaves Many French Voters Cold
TOULON, France (Reuters) - Yvon Castel says he has voted for the far-right National Rally for years, but is less than impressed by the tactics its leader Marine Le Pen has chosen to try to fight her way out of a legal judgement barring her way to 2027 elections.
Judge who barred France's Le Pen gets police protection as Macron condemns threats
The judge who barred far-right leader Marine Le Pen from running in France's 2027 presidential election is under police protection after facing death threats and having her home address shared online,
Reporter's Notebook: Aftershock from a political 'earthquake' as Le Pen barred from presidential run in 2027
Le Pen called her ban from running a "nuclear bomb" by the system, after a court convicted her of embezzlement and blocked her from office for five years.
'Free Le Pen!' Trump, Musk and Vance Voice Support for French Far-Right Leader
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump offered support to French far-right leader Marine Le Pen on Thursday after a Paris court earlier this week convicted her and two dozen figures from her National Rally (RN) party of embezzling European Union funds.
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The Le Pen ruling is good for liberal democracy, writes Tarik Abou-Chadi
Nevertheless, the verdict—which is very likely to keep Ms Le Pen from running in the 2027 French presidential election—has shocked her party, the National Rally ( RN ), shaken French politics and received much international attention.
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Marine Le Pen rejects idea of a pardon, French court says appeal coming in 2026
Marine Le Pen, the front-runner to replace French President Emmanuel Macron in 2027, was found guilty of embezzlement by a Paris court.
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