French prosecutors seek 5-year ban from public office for Le Pen in appeal trial

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen, member of parliament for the Rassemblement National (National Rally - RN) party, is seen during a break in a hearing during which prosecutors present their sentencing request in her appeal trial, alongside the RN party itself and 10 others defendants found guilty of diverting European Parliament funds, at the Paris courthouse on the Ile de la Cite, in Paris, France, February 3, 2026. REUTERS/Abdul Saboor

PARIS, ‌Feb 3 (Reuters) - ‌French prosecutors on ‌Tuesday requested a four-year prison sentence ‍and a ‍five-year ban ‌from public office ‍for far-right ​leader ⁠Marine Le Pen in her ‌appeal trial over ⁠the ‍misuse of European Union ‍funds.

They did ‌not request an immediate enforcement of the sentence.

(Reporting by Dominique Vidalon and Elissa ‌Darwish, Writing by Gianluca Lo ​Nostro, Editing by Benoit Van Overstraeten)