French far-right leader Marine Le Pen and 24 other party officials are accused of having used money intended for European Union parliamentary aides to instead pay staff who worked for the party.

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A judge is set to rule on whether Le Pen and her National Rally party embezzled European Parliament funds. She and 24 other party officials are accused of having used money intended for European Union parliamentary aides to instead pay staff who worked for the party between 2004 and 2016, violating the 27-nation bloc’s regulations.

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    She herself answer the question posed in the title: “this could be the end of my political career”, and further:

    Le Pen appears to be anticipating a guilty verdict, telling the panel of three judges: “I feel we didn’t succeed in convincing you.”

    In case of conviction, the court could impose a period where she is ineligible to run for office “with immediate effect” — even if she files an appeal.