Le Pen was present in court as presiding judge Benedicte de Perthuis began reading out the verdict, a process that should take less than two hours. "It's going to take a while," said the judge.

It was a decision eagerly awaited for Marine Le Pen's political future. The Paris Correctional Court handed down its decision on Monday, March 31, in the case of her party's fake assistant jobs at ...

A French court has banned far-right leader Marine Le Pen from holding public office for five years with immediate effect after finding her guilty of misusing EU funds through a fake jobs scam.

In a court ruling many commentators called a political earthquake, Le Pen on Monday was given a prison term and fine after being convicted of a fake jobs scheme at the EU parliament. However ...