Paris, Sept 30, 2024 (AFP) - French far-right's Marine Le Pen goes on trial over fake EU jobs

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2024-09-30

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen went on trial on Monday on charges of embezzling money from the European Parliament, in a high-profile case that could endanger her presidential ambitions. "We have not broken any rules," the three-time presidential candidate of the far-right National Rally (RN) said before the start of the hearings in Paris, adding she was in a "very calm" mood. Le Pen and a slew of RN party chiefs face charges they embezzl......

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