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Le Pen Backs Bardella Amid Five-Year Candidacy Ban

6/26/2025

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Marine Le Pen, the controversial leader of France's far-right National Rally, faces a five-year ban from presidential candidacy following an embezzlement conviction. In a bold move, she has thrown her support behind Jordan Bardella for the 2027 election. Le Pen decries the ruling as a politically charged attack, fearing it may drive voters away.

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Marine Le Pen, the controversial leader of France's far-right National Rally, faces a five-year ban from presidential candidacy following an embezzlement conviction. In a bold move, she has thrown her support behind Jordan Bardella for the 2027 election. Le Pen decries the ruling as a politically charged attack, fearing it may drive voters away.