Marine Le Pen's appeal in EU fund embezzlement case opens in Paris

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French far-right leader and member of parliament Marine Le Pen is seen in the hemicycle before the first general policy speech by the French PM at the National Assembly in Paris, France, Oct., 2025.

Issued on: 13/01/2026 - 12:50

Far-right leader Marine Le Pen, who needs to have a graft conviction overturned to seize her best chance at the French presidency, risks seeing her life's work upended if she loses her appeal. It comes after a French court last year barred her from running for office for five years over a European Parliament fake-jobs scam involving her and other officials from her National Rally party. FRANCE 24's Olivia Bizot looks at the political implications of this case straight from the court in Paris.

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