French police probe death threats against judge and prosecutors trying Le Pen

French police have opened an investigation into death threats against a judge and two prosecutors involved in a corruption trial of far-right leader Marine Le Pen in which she could be barred from contesting the 2027 presidential election, police and judicial sources said.

The abuse fits into a pattern of threats against judges, prosecutors and elected officials in France and underlines deep divisions over the case.

Le Pen is front-runner to win the next presidential election, due in April 2027, opinion polls show. She, her National Rally (RN) party and some two dozen party figures are accused of diverting European funds to pay staff in France. They deny the accusations.

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