Far right leader Marine Le Pen, who considered herself the favourite in the 2027 presidential elections where President Emmanuel Macron cannot stand again, has been given a four-year prison term and fine after being convicted of a fake jobs scheme at the EU parliament. But the most serious part of the conviction is a five-year ban on standing for office, effective immediately. But Le Pen and her National Rally party have remained defiant, pinning hopes on an appeal that they are counting on to