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French far-right leader Marine Le Pen arrives as she attends at the French far-right party national rally near the parliament in Paris, Sunday, April 6, 2025.

Video. Fact-check: How common is Le Pen's ban from public office?

Updated: 09/04/2025 - 12:23 GMT+2

The National Rally party leader has described the court ruling that banned her from running for office as a political witch hunt". Euroverify asked experts about the legal grounds for her sentence.

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