India, April 12 -- The worst fears of the French far-Right were confirmed when its most recognisable leader, Marine Le Pen, was convicted of embezzlement of public funds and handed a five-year ban on running for political office by a Paris criminal court on March 31. The French presidential elections are due no later than April 2027, and Le Pen was a leading candidate. Le Pen has tried thrice to be president and failed, so this was probably her last chance....