Overview

• A Paris court found Marine Le Pen guilty of embezzling €3 million in EU funds, sentencing her to four years in prison, with two years suspended, and imposing a €100,000 fine.
• Le Pen is banned from holding public office for five years, disqualifying her from the 2027 French presidential race unless her appeal succeeds.
• The court ruled that the remaining two years of her sentence could be served under house arrest with an electronic bracelet instead of incarceration.
• Le Pen vowed to remain politically active, describing herself as 'combative' and committed to challenging the ruling to preserve her political career.
• The conviction has drawn international reactions, with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and other far-right allies criticizing the decision as harmful to democratic representation.