Paris, France, Jan 13, 2026 (AFP) - France's Le Pen in court with presidency bid on the line

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French far-right leader Marine Le Pen goes to court Tuesday to appeal an embezzlement conviction, with her 2027 presidential ambitions hanging in the balance. The appeal comes after a French court last year barred her from running for office for five years over a European Parliament fake-jobs scam involving her and other officials from her National Rally party. The three-time presidential candidate was also handed a four-year prison sentence, wit......

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