Overview
- Prosecutors requested four years in prison, with three years suspended, and five years of ineligibility to stand for office.
- Her lawyers sought acquittal, with Le Pen denying responsibility while acknowledging unintended missteps.
- The case concerns an alleged long‑running system of fictitious European Parliament assistants who in practice worked for the Rassemblement National between 2004 and 2016.
- A confirmed multi‑year ineligibility would likely block a 2027 bid, with party leader Jordan Bardella ready to step in as candidate.
- In March 2025 she was convicted at first instance and immediately stripped of passive electoral rights, a sanction that has not been suspended during the appeal.