Despite her outrage, Le Pen risks a political ban that is increasingly common in France

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen, who in two weeks will learn her fate in an embezzlement trial, says prosecutors demanding she face an instant five-year public office ban have waged an unheard-of assault on her presidential hopes.

The 56-year-old National Rally (RN) leader, who leads polls for the 2027 presidential vote, accuses prosecutors of seeking her “political death” by asking judges to bar her from office if convicted –