Far-right leader Le Pen might struggle to mobilize support by portraying her conviction as the result of an establishment-led witch hunt, experts said.

Marine Le Pen, who was sentenced last week for an embezzlement conviction, held a rally attended by thousands in protest of her sentence on Sunday, claiming that it was politically motivated. “For 30 years,

Far-right French politician Marine Le Pen, who was convicted last week of embezzling public funds and banned from running for office, stood unshaken before a sea of French flags in Paris on Sunday.