Watch the moment Marine Le Pen told supporters she “will not give in” after being banned from running for president of France in 2027. (Sunday 6 April)
The right wing politician was found guilty last Monday of embezzling European Parliament funds through a huge fake jobs scam, a verdict she is appealing.
“We are horrified by impartiality and false justice” she said to thousands of supporters during a rally in Paris.
A rival leftist demonstration was assembling at Place de la République, denouncing what organizers called a "Trumpist turn” by Le Pen's National Rally party.