Marine Le Pen's far-right National Rally has organized a major protest for Paris on Sunday after a court barred her from the next French presidential election. The event in the city centre will include speeches by Le Pen and party leader Jordan Bardella.

A court ruling barring far-right politician Marine Le Pen from office for five years has reverberated across France and Europe.

French far right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen attends a party meeting in Nanterre, France, Thursday, Jan. 12, 2012. (AP Photo/Jacques Brinon. File) French far-right leader Marine Le Pen reacts at the National Assembly before French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou delivers his general policy speech meant to outline his top priorities,

France's far-right leader Marine Le Pen was found guilty of embezzlement and barred from running in elections for five years.

A French court on Monday convicted Marine Le Pen of embezzlement and barred her from seeking public office for five years — a hammer blow to

Marine Le Pen, the front-runner to replace French President Emmanuel Macron in 2027, was found guilty of embezzlement by a Paris court.

A Paris court said on Tuesday three appeals have been filed so far in the case against the far-right National Rally party that saw leader Marine Le Pen banned from running for office for five years, but did not provide details on who had filed them.

The far-right French politician was a leading candidate to become the country’s next president, but has now been barred from running for public office for five years.

Le Pen, the National Rally and two dozen party figures were accused of diverting more than 4 million euros ($4.33 million) of European Parliament funds to