Marine Le Pen found guilty of embezzling EU funds
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French far-right leader Marine Le Pen guilty of embezzlement
- Marine Le Pen, leader of France's far-right National Rally, has been found guilty of embezzling EU funds.
- The charges relate to the misuse of over €3 million of European Parliament funds between 2004 and 2016.
- Ms Le Pen has been handed a four-year jail sentence, of which two years are suspended, and banned from public office for five years, excluding her from the 2027 presidential election.
- Ms Le Pen, who was a prominent contender to succeed Emmanuel Macron, denies the charges and claims a political plot against her.
- The verdict could significantly impact the French political landscape.