Court decides Le Pen eligibility

A Paris appeals court heard closing arguments in Marine Le Pen’s embezzlement appeal, a verdict that will determine whether the far-right leader can stand in France’s 2027 presidential race.

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The Guardian

Marine Le Pen appeal trial ends with presidential race at stake

Judges’ verdict on embezzlement challenge will determine whether far-right leader can stand in 2027 election Defence lawyers for Marine Le Pen have told a Paris appeals court she did not orchestrate a system to misuse European parliament funds , at the close of an embezzlement trial that will determine whether the far-right leader can run in the 2027 French presidential election. Le Pen’s lawyer, Sandra Chirac Kollarik, told the court on Wednesday: “At no moment did Marine Le Pen imagine that she broke the rules. ” She added: “Never in her life would she have deliberately accepted making a false contract. ” Continue reading. . .

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Le Monde

The nomination of Amélie de Montchalin to the Court of Auditors creates a stir

Emmanuel Macron's selection of the current minister of public action and the public accounts raises fears of potential conflicts of interest within the opposition as well as among the magistrates at Rue Cambon.

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Le Figaro

Marine Le Pen calls Emmanuel Macron to abandon Amélie de Montchalin's nomination to the Court of Auditors

'Emmanuel Macron has ruined public finances, and Ms. de Montchalin bears heavy responsibility in this disastrous balance,' said the president of the RN group in the National Assembly.

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The nomination of Amélie de Montchalin to the Court of Auditors creates a stir

Marine Le Pen calls Emmanuel Macron to abandon Amélie de Montchalin's nomination to the Court of Auditors

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