French far-right leader Marine Le Pen is facing a five-year prison sentence and a simultaneous ban from political office as a Paris prosecutor alleges illegal party funding practices. Le Pen, alongside 24 others, is accused of misusing European Parliament funds to pay party assistants. Prosecutor Nicolas Barret emphasized that such actions must be addressed equally for all defendants. Despite Le Pen’s claims of targeting her party, she risks being excluded from potential presidential candidacy in 2027. The trial is expected to continue until November 27, 2023.