00:00A French court on Monday barred Marie Luper from seeking public office for five years
00:04with immediate effect for embezzlement, a hammer blow to the far-right leader's presidential
00:09hopes.
00:10Although she can appeal the verdict, such a move won't suspend her ineligibility, which
00:13could rule her out of the 2027 presidential race.
00:16During the nine-week trial that took place in late 2024, she argued that ineligibility
00:21would have the effect of depriving her of being a presidential candidate and disenfranchising
00:27her supporters.
00:28If Luper cannot run in 2027, her seeming natural successor will be Jordan Bardella, Luper's
00:3529-year-old protégé, who succeeded her at the helm of the party in 2021.
00:41Luper denied accusation she was at the head of a system meant to siphon off EU parliament
00:46money to benefit her party, which she led from 2011 to 2021.
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