Mon Mar 31 17:53:12 UTC 2025: ## Le Pen Banned from 2027 French Presidential Race
**PARIS** – Marine Le Pen, leader of France’s far-right National Rally party, has been banned from running in the 2027 presidential election. A French court today found her guilty of embezzlement of public funds, handing down a five-year ban from holding public office and a two-year sentence of electronic monitoring. The ruling throws the National Rally’s presidential campaign into disarray, forcing the party to scramble to find a replacement candidate for the crucial election. The specifics of the embezzlement charges remain undisclosed pending further clarification from the court. The impact of this decision on the French political landscape remains to be seen, but it is certain to significantly alter the trajectory of the 2027 presidential race.
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