Le Pen’s far-right French party rebuffed US offer of support: Report

Le Pen’s far-right French party rebuffed US offer of support: Report

A US State Department delegation met with senior officials from France’s National Rally (RN) in late May, but their offer to publicly support figurehead Marine Le Pen after a court barred her from office was rebuffed by the far-right party, according to a report

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen speaks at a rally in support of her, after calls for a peaceful mobilisation following Marine Le Pen’s conviction for embezzlement of EU funds, resulting in her being barred from running for office for five years, in Paris, France, on April 6, 2025. Reuters File