France's far-right leader Marine Le Pen was found guilty of embezzlement and barred from running in elections for five years.

had published a photo of a guillotine on his X account, writing that it would be a fitting punishment for Judge Benedicte de Perthuis who convicted Le Pen, the prosecutor's office said earlier.

The presiding judge in the case, Bénédicte de Perthuis, said the politician’s actions amounted to a “serious and lasting attack on the rules of democratic life in Europe, but especially in ...

A French judge who blocked far-right leader Marine Le Pen from running in the 2027 presidential election is under police protection after facing death threats and having her home address published ...

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen has been banned from standing for office for five years with immediate effect and sentenced to jail after being convicted of embezzling EU funds.

Show Full Article De Perthuis was placed under police protection after receiving death threats and having her home address shared online. Photos of her have also been published on social media and far ...

The judge who barred far-right leader Marine Le Pen from running in France's 2027 presidential election is under police protection after facing death threats and having her home address shared online, ...

While far-right politician Marine Le Pen vowed to appeal the conviction she was handed on Monday, the judge who presided over her case has faced a torrent of intimidating online reactions.

De Franse president Emmanuel Macron noemt de bedreigingen “ontoelaatbaar”. Benedicte de Perthuis, een van de drie Franse rechters die politica Marine Le Pen schuldig hebben verklaard aan het ...

Le Pen handed immediate five-year ban from political office, excluding her from running in the French presidential elections in 2027 ...