Marine Le Pen found guilty of embezzlement of public funds when she was an MEP

Far-Right leader Marine Le Pen has been convicted of embezzlement of public funds when she was a Member of the European Parliament. Le Pen, the National Rally (RN) party, and two dozen party figures are accused of diverting over $3.3 million of European Parliament funds to pay France-based staff. The defendants say the money was used legitimately Le Pen could face jail, a fine and be barred from running for public office for five years. That would rule her out of the 2027 French election. Al Jazeera’s Natacha Butler has more from Paris, France. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on X: https://x.com/ajenglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #France #MarineLePen #FarRight #NationalRallyParty #RN #MarineLePenGuilty #EuropeanParliament #EU #EuropeanUnion #EuropeFarRight #FarRightPolitics #2027FranceElections #Embezzlement #BreakingNews #AlJazeeraEnglish