PARIS: French prosecutors demanded on Tuesday that an appeal court maintain a five-year ban on far-right leader Marine Le Pen from holding public office for a European parliament fraud, stepping up threats to her presidential ambitions. If the court upholds last year’s bombshell ruling by a lower tribunal, Le Pen would be banned from running in France’s 2027 presidential election, widely seen as her best chance at the top job.

The leader of the French far right is waiting to find out whether her ban on running in elections will be upheld. From the Paris appeals court to the municipal election campaign,…

Marine Le Pen hofft auf eine mildere Strafe im Berufungsprozess. Die Staatsanwaltschaft plädiert auf schuldig – und kritisiert ihre Angriffe auf die Justiz.