French far-right leader Marine Le Pen is on trial for alleged illegal party funding, with prosecutors requesting a five-year prison sentence and a five-year political office ban. Accused of misusing European Parliament funds to pay party aides, Le Pen denounced…
After a lengthy trial, prosecutors in Paris have demanded a five-year prison sentence for Marine Le Pen, leader of France’s National Rally, related to abuses involving parliamentary assistants. The prosecution seeks three years of the sentence to be suspended, along…
During the ongoing trial concerning alleged misuse of European Parliament funds by members of the National Rally party, prosecutors criticized the defendants’ inconsistent narratives and collective defense strategy. The European Parliament’s lawyer, Patrick Maisonneuve, pointed to a systematic operation from…
Four months after the dissatisfying legislative results, Rassemblement National (RN) supporters express frustration and impatience. Despite winning seven out of eight seats in Var, many voters, including former Macron supporters, are upset with the party’s performance and seek a more…
Marine Le Pen, the leader of France’s far-right party, faced court scrutiny regarding her alleged complicity in the misappropriation of European Union funds during her time as head of the National Front (now National Rally). During her final interrogation, Le…
