She and several senior party figures were found guilty of creating fake parliamentary assistant jobs to funnel EU funds to party operatives in France. The ruling carried a five-year ban from holding public office, effectively jeopardising her plans for a 2027 run

The survey, commissioned by the Hexagone think tank, reportedly affiliated with conservative billionaire Pierre-Edouard Stérin, instead tested her protégé Jordan Bardella as the sole RN candidate — sparking intense backlash from Le Pen’s inner circle

Le Pen, who has long been the face of France's far-right, suffered a significant legal setback in March. A court convicted her and several other National Rally officials over a fraudulent EU parliament jobs scandal

The man, whose identity has not been disclosed, is accused of posting a photograph of a guillotine alongside the caption “What this bitch deserves” on his X (formerly Twitter) account, in reference to Judge Bénédicte de Perthuis

The verdict, delivered on Monday, April 1, found Le Pen guilty of misappropriating European Parliament funds, sentencing her to a partly suspended prison term and barring her from holding public office

The Paris criminal court sentenced the National Rally (RN) leader to four years in prison and a five-year ban from public office over the misappropriation of European Parliament funds

Le Pen, who has led the National Rally for over a decade and advanced to the second round of the last two presidential elections, framed the verdict as an attack on French voters’ rights

Addressing RN members on September 14, Le Pen criticized the current political situation as "untenable," asserting that France, one of the world's major democracies, cannot function under the existing circumstances

The snap elections, which saw the RN party potentially increasing their seats from 88 to 126 MPs, have thrust the party into a spotlight of increased scrutiny. Grenon's exclusion is seen as a stern warning to other members about the boundaries of acceptable discourse within the party

Marine Le Pen's anti-immigration party supporters celebrated as RN secured 33.1% of the vote, outpacing a left-wing alliance at 28% and President Emmanuel Macron's camp trailed with 20.76%

The survey of 11,820 respondents indicates strong voter engagement, with an anticipated turnout of 61% to 65%. This stark increase contrasts sharply with previous elections, highlighting the pivotal nature of the upcoming French snap elections

The President of France, Emmanuel Macron, has warned that his far-right rival Marine Le Pen risked sparking a "civil war" in the European nation if she was elected and implemented her plans to ban the Muslim headscarf in public.

The United States must repay France for the loss of Russian gas if European Union (EU) imposes sanctions on Russian energy imports, said French Presidential candidate Marine Le Pen.