France: Le Pen declares ‘nuclear bomb’ dropped after office ban sentencing

The head of the Rassemblement National party declined to make preparations for a potential conviction. In her initial public response, she held back from handing over leadership to her deputy, Jordan Bardella, which has intensified political uncertainty within the far-right faction.

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen has received a five-year disqualification from holding public office due to her involvement in embezzling EU funds,…