Far-right leader Marine Le Pen has affirmed her intention to continue her political career despite a court ruling that imposed a five-year ban from politics due to her conviction for embezzlement. The judge deemed Le Pen guilty of creating fraudulent jobs at the European Parliament for her Rassemblement National party. Le Pen, who contends the trial was politically driven, received notable support from several prominent figures. She expressed determination not to exit the political arena and plans to challenge the verdict legally.
I'm not going to let myself be eliminated like this. I'm going to pursue whatever legal avenues I can. There is a small path. It's certainly narrow, but it exists.
Le Pen insisted that the trial was politically motivated and that there could still be time for an appeals court to overturn the verdict.
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