{"id":53346,"date":"2025-10-15T12:21:04","date_gmt":"2025-10-15T16:21:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/top-french-court-confirms-marine-le-pen-ban-from-elections\/15\/10\/2025\/"},"modified":"2025-10-15T12:21:04","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T16:21:04","slug":"top-french-court-confirms-marine-le-pen-ban-from-elections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/top-french-court-confirms-marine-le-pen-ban-from-elections\/15\/10\/2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Top French court confirms Marine Le Pen ban from elections"},"content":{"rendered":"
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French far-right politician Marine Le Pen has failed in her attempt to overturn her exclusion from elections.<\/p>\n
The Conseil d’\u00c9tat, France’s top administrative court, rejected the National Rally parliamentary leader’s appeal. Judges said that the regulations in question could only be overturned by changing the law.<\/p>\n
A court had convicted Le Pen of embezzling EU funds in early April. The most controversial part of the sentence is a five-year ban on running for elections, which took immediate effect, unlike a partially suspended prison sentence. She is appealing the conviction separately.<\/p>\n
The next presidential election, in which Le Pen had intended to stand as a candidate, is scheduled for 2027. In light of the current political crisis in France, there is a possibility of a snap parliamentary election – from which she would also be banned.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n