Le Pen

British  

/ lə pẽ /

noun

1. Jean-Marie (ʒɑ̃məri). born 1928, French politician; leader of the extreme right-wing Front National (1972–2011); runner-up in the presidential election of 2002

2. his daughter Marine. born 1968, French politician: leader of the Front National from 2011

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Example Sentences

In March, a court banned far-right leader Marine Le Pen from running for office for five years after finding her guilty of embezzling European Union funds.

From The Wall Street Journal

Millions of Le Pen and Sarkozy supporters across the country now view the justice system as persecuting, rather than prosecuting, their leaders.

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Le Pen’s supporters, meanwhile, say her court-ordered ban on running from office defies the will of voters by preventing her from entering the 2027 presidential race.

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Le Pen and lawmakers in Sarkozy’s conservative party want to restrict judges’ ability to hand down sentences with “provisional” enforcement.

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Le Pen and Sarkozy say that judges, in punishing them with provisional sentences, have denied them due process.

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