National Rally Party Officials Go On Trial Over Alleged Misappropriation Of EU Funds

PARIS, FRANCE - NOVEMBER 18: Marine Le Pen stands and walks in the corridors of the Paris Criminal Court during a break on November 18, 2024 in Paris, France. Marine Le Pen, the former leader of the far-right National Rally party, is on trial alongside 26 other party officials for allegedly embezzling European Union funds through fake jobs as a European parliamentary attaché. Prosecutors on Wednesday, November 13, 2024, requested a five-year prison sentence, two of which are firm, and a five-year ineligibility sentence for Marine Le Pen, with a provisional execution that would prevent her from running for president in 2027. (Footage by Photo and Co/Getty Images)