French prosecutors seek four-year prison sentence and ban on Le Pen running in next year's presidential election

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French prosecutors seek four-year prison sentence and ban on Le Pen running in next year's presidential election
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French prosecutors are demanding that far-right politician Marine Le Pen be sentenced to four years in prison and barred from running in next year's presidential election.

The National Coalition party has appealed last year's verdicts regarding fraud involving EU funds, and the cases will now be heard in a higher court.

Marine Le Pen, 57, was sentenced to four years in prison, two of which were suspended. Last year's ruling also banned her from running for office for five years. If upheld, it could likely end her long-held dream of becoming president.

The court is not expected to rule on the appeal until later this spring or early this summer.

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