13 Nov 2024
Court case
How the Le Pen parliamentary assistants case unfolded
Prosecutors alleged that from 2004 to 2016 European Parliament allowances meant to pay MEPs' parliamentary assistants were used to pay people who in fact worked for the party, with Le Pen as party president organising the system. The European Parliament was the civil party.
13 November 2024 to today · 6 dated events · 11 sources
Where it stands now · as of 30 October 2026
As of 30 October 2026 Le Pen's conviction has been upheld on appeal and her cassation appeal is pending, with the Cour de cassation indicating a ruling by early April 2027.
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Overview · 13 Nov 2024 to 15 Jul 2026 · click a dot to jump
2024
2025
31 Mar 2025
Turning point
Paris criminal court convicts Le Pen and imposes provisionally enforced ineligibility
First-instance judgment (as reported by Le Club des Juristes). Convicted Le Pen of embezzlement of public funds. Imposed four years' imprisonment, two firm to be served under electronic monitoring, a fine of 100,000 euros and five years of ineligibility with provisional execution, which applied immediately despite appeal.
2026
13 Jan 2026
Appeal trial opens, scheduled to run to 2026-02-12
7 Jul 2026
Paris Court of Appeal upholds the conviction and reduces the sentence
Appeal judgment, RG 25/02203 (as reported by Euronews and LCP and summarised by a lawyer's commentary). Upheld the conviction for embezzlement and complicity, holding that European funds were public funds. Imposed three years' imprisonment, two suspended and one to be served under electronic monitoring, a fine of 100,000 euros and 45 months of ineligibility with 30 suspended. Awarded the European Parliament about 1.94 million euros in financial damages.
8 Jul 2026
Turning point
Cour de cassation says it could rule by early April 2027
Communiqué on the case of the Front national parliamentary assistants (as quoted by LCP and Le Club des Juristes). The court said it could be in a position to rule on the appeal no later than early April 2027, with the timetable subject to procedural factors.
15 Jul 2026
Prosecution announces it will not appeal to the Cour de cassation
Announcement on cassation appeal (as reported by Le Club des Juristes). The prosecution said it would not appeal to the Cour de cassation.
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Sources
11 records, ranked by type- 1News report31 Mar 2025Le Tribunal correctionnel de Paris condamne Marine Le Pen à cinq ans d'inéligibilité avec exécution provisoireLe Club des Juristes · leclubdesjuristes.com
- 2News report7 Jul 2026Marine Le Pen condamnée à 45 mois d'inéligibilité dont 30 mois assortis de sursisEuronews · fr.euronews.com
- 3SourceL'arrêt Marine Le Pen/assistants parlementaires du 7 juillet 2026 expliqué par un avocatSimonnet Avocat · simonnetavocat.fr
- 4News report7 Jul 2026Ce soir, je suis candidate à l'élection présidentielle, annonce Marine Le PenLCP · lcp.fr
- 5Official record8 Jul 2026Affaire dite des assistants parlementaires du Front national (communiqué)Cour de cassation · courdecassation.fr
- 6News report8 Jul 2026Condamnation de Marine Le Pen : la Cour de cassation pourrait statuer sur son pourvoi au plus tard début avril 2027Le Club des Juristes · leclubdesjuristes.com
- 7News report16 Jul 2026Affaire des assistants parlementaires du FN : le parquet renonce à un pourvoi en cassationLe Club des Juristes · leclubdesjuristes.com
- 8SourceQue peut encore changer le pourvoi en cassation de Marine Le Pen ?Le Club des Juristes · leclubdesjuristes.com
- 9News reportMarine Le Pen sera jugée en appel du 13 janvier au 12 février 2026, dans l'affaire des assistants parlementaires du FNPublic Sénat · publicsenat.fr
- 10News report7 Jul 2026Marine Le Pen condamnée dans l'affaire des assistants parlementaires, reste éligible pour 2027LCP · lcp.fr
- 11News report8 Jul 2026Pourvoi de Marine Le Pen: la Cour de cassation 'pourrait être en mesure' de se prononcer avant l'élection présidentielleLCP · lcp.fr
Last updated 30 October 2026. Spotted an error? See corrections. Every event links to the record it comes from. Allegations are attributed to whoever made them.