The far-right French politician was a leading candidate to become the country’s next president, but has now been barred from running for public office for five years.

Marine Le Pen has been handed a four year jail sentence and banned from running in France’s 2027 presidential election after she was found guilty of embezzling millions of euros from the European parliament.

The conviction of French far-right leader Marine Le Pen for embezzling funds from the EU Parliament has sent shockwaves around the continent and beyond