The leader of the French National Rally party, Marine Le Pen, has said she will run for the presidency in 2027. Le Pen also said she will try to appeal her embezzlement conviction that requires her to wear an electronic tag for a year. “I can’t campaign with a label,” the National Rally leader told
The leader of the French National Rally party, Marine Le Pen, has said she will run for the presidency in 2027.
Le Pen also said she will try to appeal her embezzlement conviction that requires her to wear an electronic tag for a year.
“I can’t campaign with a label,” the National Rally leader told French television. “I want to pursue all legal avenues to defend my innocence in this case.”
Hours earlier, a Paris appeals court found her guilty of embezzling €2.8m (£2.4m) of EU funds in a fake jobs scheme, but ruled she could run for president with a label.
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