Prosecutors at Marine Le Pen's appeal trial requested a four-year prison sentence and a five-year ban on being elected to office for the far-right leader, describing her as 'the instigator, following her father, of a system that allowed her to embezzle €1.4 million.'

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.