France's Marine Le Pen barred from running for public office for 5 years after embezzlement conviction: Media

The leader of France's far-right National Assembly Marine Le Pen has been barred from running for public office for five years after being found guilty of misappropriating EU funds, according to Reuters and French media.

Le Pen, who is widely expected to appeal the conviction, was also given a four-year prison sentence, of which two years will be suspended and two spent wearing an electronic tag.

The decision is set to halt Le Pen's 2027 presidential election hopes and throws her party into disarray after a meteoric rise in popularity in recent years.

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