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

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 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.

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.

PARIS (Reuters) - Allies of French far-right leader Marine Le Pen have accused the judiciary of a witch-hunt and undue meddling in democracy after prosecutors requested she face an obligatory five-year ban from public office if convicted of misusing European Union funds.

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.