Le Pen prohibited from public service for 5 years due to embezzlement.

• Marine Le Pen, a far-right leader, has been convicted of embezzlement and barred from public office for five years.

• The verdict is a significant political and judicial setback for France, potentially affecting her presidential hopes.

• Le Pen’s lawyer plans to appeal the verdict, but she will remain ineligible and could be excluded from the 2027 presidential race.

• Le Pen was sentenced to two years under house arrest.

• The verdict could prevent Le Pen from running for the presidency in 2027, a scenario she has described as a “political death.”

• Le Pen’s National Rally party, formerly the National Front, was accused of using EU parliamentary aides to pay party staff, violating the bloc’s regulations.