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France wakes up bleary-eyed on Wednesday, with many still in disbelief at the political uproar unleashed by right-wing nationalist figure Marine Le Pen the night before. Within hours of a Paris appeals court confirming his guilty verdict for misappropriation of public funds, he had not only defiantly announced that he would run in next year’s
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 far-right leader Marine Le Pen has said she will run for president in 2027 and appeal to the country’s highest court against an 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 in a combative prime-time interview.
This appeal verdict will decide Le Pen’s political future and, in effect, kick off the presidential race. The first round will be on April 18, 2027 and the second round will be on May 2. On 31 March 2025, she was banned from holding public office for five years when a court found her guilty
Another imponderable in case of, for example, a two-year disqualification is to appeal to the highest court of appeal, the Cour de Cassation. If on Tuesday she is found guilty but authorized to run for president, then it would not be in her best interest to appeal to the Court of Cassation because its decision,