French far-right leader Marine Le Pen has denounced the court ruling that placed a five-year ban on her seeking public office ...

French far right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen attends a party meeting in Nanterre, France, Thursday, Jan. 12, 2012.

After being convicted of graft, Le Pen’s bid to lead France has been dealt a major blow. Some will see her as a martyr.

F or the better part of a decade Marine Le Pen has worked methodically to transform an extremist, xenophobic fringe movement ...

Marine Le Pen, France’s far-right leader, was sentenced to prison and barred from running for office for five years after a ...

On Monday, a court in Paris found the leader of France’s far-right National Rally party guilty of embezzling European ...

A 76-year-old Frenchman was found guilty on Wednesday of threatening a judge who barred French far-right leader Marine Le Pen ...

The address of Benedicte de Perthuis - the head of a three-judge panel that found Le Pen guilty of embezzling EU funds and ...

Meanwhile, as the far right keeps winning elections but is systematically barred from power, the question arises: Does France’s democracy still work? Marine Le Pen’s ban on running for office and ...

It was a show of populist defiance aimed squarely at France's institutions. At the heart of that charge stood Jordan Bardella, Le Pen's 29-year-old protégé and president of the National Rally.

Clement Mahoudeau/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Ms. Le Pen has gone on the attack while abjuring any “brutality” by her followers. Angry mobs are not what she wants in the streets.

Monday's decision takes effect immediately and likely bars Le Pen from participating in France's next presidential election in 2027. She said she would appeal, but there's no guarantee another ...