{"id":231048,"date":"2025-03-31T15:00:35","date_gmt":"2025-03-31T14:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/are-marine-le-pens-presidential-ambitions-finished-after-embezzlement-verdict-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2025-03-31T15:00:35","modified_gmt":"2025-03-31T14:00:35","slug":"are-marine-le-pens-presidential-ambitions-finished-after-embezzlement-verdict-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/are-marine-le-pens-presidential-ambitions-finished-after-embezzlement-verdict-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Are Marine Le Pen&#8217;s presidential ambitions finished after embezzlement verdict? | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/MwWCJCfHhdw\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Are Marine Le Pen's presidential ambitions finished after embezzlement verdict? | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MwWCJCfHhdw\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>French far-right leader Marine Le Pen has been banned from running for public office for five years after being found guilty of misappropriating European Union funds.<\/p>\n<p>The ban precludes her from running in France&#8217;s next presidential election in 2027, with the court saying the measure would remain in place even as she appeals.<\/p>\n<p>She has also been handed a four-year prison term, with two years as a suspended sentence and two to be served under house arrest with an electronic tag.<\/p>\n<p>Le Pen said ahead of the verdict that a guilty ruling could lead to her &quot;political death.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>The court ruled that Le Pen and her National Rally party (RN) misused \u20ac3 million ($3.25 million) in European Parliament funds meant for parliamentary assistants.<\/p>\n<p>Prosecutors alleged that the money in question was used to pay France-based party staff between 2004 and 2016, violating EU rules.<\/p>\n<p>Le Pen, 56, denied any wrongdoing, calling the case a political attack aimed at ending her career.<\/p>\n<p>00:00 Marine Le Pen banned from running for office<br \/>\n00:38 DW&#8217;s Lisa Louis with the latest on the ruling from Paris<br \/>\n04:00 DW&#8217;s Jack Parrock with the reaction from Brussels<\/p>\n<p>#france #lepen #nationalrally<\/p>\n<p>For more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>French far-right leader Marine Le Pen has been banned from running for public office for five years after being found guilty of misappropriating European Union funds. 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