It’s my political death they want,” far-right leader Marine Le Pen claimed in November – a prediction that proved prescient, though few took it seriously at the time. The three-time French presidential candidate saw her path to power cut short on Monday when a court ruling banned her from running for public office for five years,

Former US President Donald Trump has reacted to the conviction and political ban of French far-right leader Marine Le Pen, calling it a “very big deal.” Le Pen was found guilty of embezzling European Parliament funds and sentenced to four years in prison,

The sentence after being found guilty of creating fake jobs at the EU parliament on behalf of her National Rally (RN) party stunned Le Pen as the judge ordered the ban come into force with immediate effect.