--- description: French far-right leader Marine Le Pen lost her E.U. parliamentary immunity after European lawmakers voted to lift it on Thursday title: Marine Le Pen Loses EU Parliamentary Immunity in ISIS Probe image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt44073c1e6ee64be0/6988bcad7cdbac1942d5754e/marine-la-pen.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Marine Le Pen Loses E.U. Parliamentary Immunity in ISIS Photo Probe ## Video: Two Frontrunners Emerge in First Round of French Presidential Vote [Watch (HLS stream): Two Frontrunners Emerge in First Round of French Presidential Vote](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/1jSAkHVd.m3u8) (2:14)  _Published 2017-02-10. Centrist Emmanuel Macron and far-right populist Marine Le Pen advanced Sunday to a runoff in France's presidential election, remaking the country's political system and setting up a showdown over its participation in the European Union._ by [Tara John](/author/tara-john/) ## Tara John Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 2, 2017 11:50 AM CUT  Marine Le Pen, France's presidential candidate and leader of the French National Front, tours the Paris International Agriculture Fair in Paris, France, on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017\. Earlier last week, Le Pen refused a non-binding summons to be interviewed by French police over use of European Parliament funds to pay for party work in France. Marine Le Pen, France's presidential candidate and leader of the French National Front, tours the Paris International Agriculture Fair in Paris, France, on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017\. Earlier last week, Le Pen refused a non-binding summons to be interviewed by French police over use of European Parliament funds to pay for party work in France.Marlene Awaad/Bloomberg via Getty Images by [Tara John](/author/tara-john/) ## Tara John Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 2, 2017 11:50 AM CUT French far-right leader [Marine Le Pen](http://time.com/4676711/marine-le-pen-lebanon-headscarf/ "undefined") lost her E.U. [parliamentary immunity ](https://www.reuters.com/article/us-france-election-lepen-eu-idUSKBN1691A0 "undefined")after European lawmakers voted to lift it on Thursday. Le Pen, a leading contender in the French presidential race who leads the National Front party, is [under investigation](http://www.euronews.com/2017/03/02/marine-le-pen-stripped-of-eu-parliamentary-immunity "undefined") in France for posting three graphic images in 2015 of ISIS executions on Twitter, which included the beheading of U.S. journalist James Foley. According to [Reuters](//www.reuters.com/article/us-france-election-lepen-eu-idUSKBN1691A0 "undefined"), European parliamentarians voted with a large show of hands on Thursday following a decision by the E.U.’s legal affairs committee to lift her immunity. As a member of the European Parliament, Le Pen had been immune from prosecution. Without it, the French judiciary is free to pursue legal action against her. According to _Reuters_, the offense of “publishing violent images” can, under certain circumstances, end with three years in prison and a fine up to $78,000. \[[_Reuters_](https://www.reuters.com/article/us-france-election-lepen-eu-idUSKBN1691A0 "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4688241/marine-le-pen-parliamentary-immunity/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4688241/marine-le-pen-parliamentary-immunity/"},"headline":"Marine Le Pen Loses E.U. 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