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Prosecution seeks four years in prison for Marine Le Pen on appeal
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At the Paris appeal trial for the Front National parliamentary assistants case, prosecutors on February 3, 2026, requested four years in prison, including one year firm, and five years of ineligibility against Marine Le Pen, without provisional execution. The case concerns an alleged system of diverting European funds from 2004 to 2016 to finance the party. The court of appeal's decision is expected before summer.
In the Paris Court of Appeal's ongoing trial over alleged misuse of European Parliament funds by Front National/Rassemblement National staff, Marine Le Pen was questioned on January 20-21, 2026, rejecting claims of a 'system' of embezzlement and highlighting the European Parliament's prior silence on assistants' roles.
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Marine Le Pen's defense scored a point on the second day of the appeal trial over the Front National's European parliamentary assistants. The public prosecutor's office believes the party cannot be held accountable for unpursued contracts, as the tribunal ruled in March 2025. The court must rule on this legal issue on Thursday.