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Marine Le Pen’s fake jobs trial

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Marine Le Pen’s fake jobs trial

Marine Le Pen’s political trajectory looks more uncertain than ever after prosecutors called for a temporary ban on the far-right French leader’s public office ambitions.

In the last stretch of her trial for the alleged embezzlement of EU funds, Prosecutor Nicolas Barret delivered his closing statement before the Paris criminal court on Wednesday, demanding that Le Pen – a prominent face of France’s far-right Rassemblement National (RN) party – face a five-year jail sentence, a €300,000 (£249,439) fine, and a five-year ban on running for public office.

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