Le Pen is in trouble over presidency bid after verdict

A French court on Monday threw into severe doubt far-right leader Marine Le Pen's 2027 bid for president, handing her a five-year ban on running for office after convicting her over a fake jobs scheme.

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She was also given a four-year prison term by the Paris court but will not go to jail, with two years of the term suspended and the other two to be served outside jail with an electronic bracelet. Le Pen, a three-time presidential candidate who scented her best-ever chance of winning the French presidency in 2027, will appeal, her lawyer Rodolphe Bosselut said.