After the far-right leader was found guilty of embezzlement and barred from running for office, her supporters cried foul. Was justice served or politicized?

Should Marine Le Pen fail to overturn a ban on running for public office, France's far right will be looking to her protege, Jordan Bardella, to vie in the next presidential election. Le Pen's political ambitions now hinge on an appeal to Monday's verdict finding her guilty in an embezzlement trial and a sentence including the five-year ban on public office.

Marine Le Pen, the front-runner to replace French President Emmanuel Macron in 2027, was found guilty of embezzlement by a Paris court.