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Closing Arguments in Marine Le Pen’s Trial: Harsh Verdict Looms

Hélène de Lauzun February 3, 2026

Marine Le Pen’s political future hangs in the balance in the closing arguments of the trial of her parliamentary assistants.

President of the parliamentary group of the Rassemblement National (RN) party, Marine Le Pen leaves the courtroom on the first day of a hearing in her appeal trial on suspicion of embezzlement of European public funds, in Paris on January 13, 2026.

Le Pen Trial: A Precarious Balancing Game

Hélène de Lauzun January 14, 2026

Marine Le Pen has one month to convince judges that she is not a threat to French democracy.