The conviction of one of the most powerful figures of the European far right for embezzling EU Parliament funds has sent shockwaves around the continent and beyond. But Marine Le Pen's case is just one example of transparency problems that have plagued the legislature.

The far-right French politician was a leading candidate to become the country’s next president, but has now been barred from running for public office for five years.

Front National leader Marine Le Pen announced the creation of a new bloc in the European Parliament on Tuesday. ‘Europe of Nations and Freedoms’ brings together seven far-right political parties, as Mark Kelly reports.

April 6, 2025. French far-right leader Marine Le Pen said on Sunday (April 6) she would peacefully fight her five-year

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Several thousand protesters joined a Paris rally with France's Marine Le Pen to protest a court ban on the far-right figurehead taking part in the next presidential election. Le Pen, the main speaker at the rally,

Supporters of French far-right leader Marine Le Pen are gathering in Paris on Sunday to protest her conviction for embezzlement and a five-year ban on running for office.

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen said on Sunday she would fight peacefully to overturn her five-year ban from running for office and draw inspiration from the slain American civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.

French far-right politician Marine Le Pen remained defiant on Sunday, despite having been convicted of embezzling public funds. She told supporters that the verdict had been a "political" decision and that she would not give in.