French courts have barred France’s far-right leader, Marine Le Pen, from presidential candidacy for five years.

France's far-right leader Marine Le Pen has asked her top lieutenant Jordan Bardella, 29, to prepare for a run in 2027 ...

This is the first time that the possibility of Bardela running for the presidency instead has been publicly mentioned ...

France's far-right populist Marine Le Pen, who a court has barred from standing in elections, has called on her political protégé Jordan Bardella to prepare for a run in the 2027 presidential election ...

Le Pen, who has run for president three times, said she may be unable to run in the country’s 2027 presidential election due ...

Found guilty of fraud, Marine Le Pen, a front-runner to replace Emanuelle Macron as French president, has been deemed ineligible for public office.

Le Pen’s lawyer said she would appeal the verdict, but she will remain ineligible while she does and could therefore be ruled out of the 2027 presidential race.

After coming third in the 2012 presidential polls, Marine Le Pen made the run-off in 2017 and 2022 but was beaten by Emmanuel Macron on both occasions. Yet 2027 could be a different opportunity ...

FILE PHOTO: French far-right leader Marine Le Pen speaks at a rally in support of her, after calls for a peaceful ...

Among the many fascinations of President Donald Trump is the “autopen” – a device that can sign a document on the president’s behalf. President Trump himself has acknowledged using one.

Ms Marine Le Pen fears she will not be able to run owing to a court conviction that is under appeal. Read more at ...