Marine Le Pen, leader of France's National Rally party, has been convicted by a French court for misappropriating EU funds designated for parliamentary assistants. The court's ruling could have severe implications for her political future, particularly ahead of the 2027 presidential elections. Prosecutors allege misuse of €3 million ($3.25 million) from 2004 to 2016, with Le Pen claiming the case is a politically motivated attack against her. Should she be found guilty, she faces potential imprisonment and could be banned from holding public office, impacting millions of her supporters.
There are 11 million people who voted for the movement I represent... a verdict against me would mean potentially millions of French people seeing themselves deprived of their candidate in the election.
This trial is a judicial overreach... the judges have the power of life or death over our movement.
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