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What has French far-right leader Marine Le Pen been found guilty of and sentenced to?

What has French far-right leader Marine Le Pen been found guilty of and sentenced to?
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French far-right leader Marine Le Pen has been found guilty of embezzling EU fund, with the appeal's court sentencing her to a 15-month ineligibility for office and a year with an electronic tag. Technically this would allow her to run for the presidential election, but she has said she would not run with an electronic tag. FRANCE 2''s Catherine Norris-Trent is at the appeal's court in Paris and tells us more.

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen has been found guilty of embezzling EU fund, with the appeal's court sentencing her to a 15-month ineligibility for office and a year with an electronic tag. Technically this would allow her to run for the presidential election, but she has said she would not run with an electronic tag. FRANCE 2''s Catherine Norris-Trent is at the appeal's court in Paris and tells us more. Keywords for this article
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