President of far-right party Rassemblement National Marine Le Pen arrives to attend the verdict in the appeal trial of RN former or actual members on charges of embezzlement of European public funds in a case of alleged European Parliament fake jobs at Paris Court of Appeal on July 7, 2026. (Photo by Dimitar DILKOFF / AFP)
Marine Le Pen may have been convicted for a second time for organising a conspiracy to steal millions of euros from the EU, but the scandal has likely boosted the far right's chances of victory in next year's French presidential election, writes John Lichfield.
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