French far-right leader Marine Le Pen barred from seeking office

French court on Monday barred Marine Le Pen from seeking public office for five years, with immediate effect, for embezzlement — a hammer blow to the far-right leader’s presidential hopes.

Although she can appeal the verdict, such a move won’t suspend her ineligibility — which could rule her out of the 2027 presidential race.

Le Pen left the high-rise Paris courthouse without stopping to speak to reporters and climbed into a car…