French prosecutors seek prison time and ineligibility to seek office for Marine Le Pen.

French prosecutors requested that a judge sentence Marine Le Pen to 2 years in prison and bar her from seeking office for 5 years. Prosecutors requested prison time and fines for other party members as well. The sentencing requests are made as part of an investigating into the improper use of EU funds. Le Pen has denounced the prosecution as politically motivated.

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