The court also ordered her to wear an ankle monitor for one year, though she previously suggested that she may not run if she deemed the restrictions too odious to campaign properly.
Far-right leader Marine Le Pen said Tuesday that she will run in France’s presidential election next year, hours after a Paris appeals court upheld her conviction for misusing European Union funds.
By Pierre P Bairin, Lauren Kent, Melissa Bell, Joseph Ataman, CNN Paris (CNN) — A French appeals court has opened the door for far-right leader Marine Le Pen to stand in next year’s presidential election, although she would likely be confined to her home with an ankle monitor after the court upheld …
By Pierre P Bairin, Lauren Kent, Melissa Bell, Joseph Ataman, Rupert Neate, CNN Paris (CNN) — French far-right leader Marine Le Pen said Tuesday she would run for president in the 2027 election after an appeals court upheld her conviction for misusing EU funds.
After a court appeal rendered her eligible in theory to run while wearing an ankle tag, the far-right leader says she intends to stand next year. She repeated her plan to appeal again, saying the tag may not be needed.
Under the appeals verdict, the far-right leader may be able to run for president in 2027, though she would have to wear an ankle monitor. She has previously said she would not stand for election under these conditions.
The ban on National Rally leader Marine Le Pen running in the 2027 French presidential election was overturned by the Paris Court of Appeal on Tuesday; however, other aspects of the ruling may still derail her campaign.
PARIS — A Paris appeals court cleared the way Tuesday for popular far-right leader Marine Le Pen to possibly run for the French presidency next year but said she must wear an electronic bracelet after finding her guilty of embezzling public funds.
Marine Le Pen was cleared by appeal judges to enter the 2027 French presidential race if she drops a vow never to stand for office wearing an electronic bracelet. Le Pen was handed a significant reprieve on an election ban…
A French court's decision to reduce Marine Le Pen's sentence and ineligibility period could allow her to run for the presidency in 2027, but she may decline to do so due to a requirement that she must wear a tag.
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen saw her conviction for fraud upheld by a Paris appeals court on Tuesday. The court sentenced Le Pen to a three-year jail term, but with two years suspended and one year with an electronic ankle tag.
Judge upholds far-right leader's embezzlement verdict but lifts ban on holding public office; sentence would still require her to wear electronic bracelet during election campaign
PARIS, July 7 (Reuters)—A French appeal court on Tuesday upheld Marine Le Pen’s conviction for misusing EU funds but shortened her ban on running for public office, in theory preserving a path for the conservative leader to run in the 2027 presidential election.
French far-right leader announces decision after court orders her to wear ankle tag over embezzlement The French far-right leader Marine Le Pen has announced she will run for the presidency in 2027 and will lodge an appeal to France’s highest court over her sentence to wear an electronic ankle tag f…
Did a court decision just alter the outcome a French presidential election that’s less than 300 days in the future? Marine Le Pen’s conviction for funnelling EU parliamentary staff funds to her far-right National Rally party.
Far-right leader Marine Le Pen says she’ll run for the French presidency next year despite being sentenced Tuesday to wear a court-ordered electronic monitor for embezzlement. The decision by the 57-year-old veteran of three presidential races sets up a fourth…
Far-right leader Marine Le Pen says she'll run for the French presidency next year despite being sentenced Tuesday to wear a court-ordered electronic monitor for embezzlement.
French National Rally leader Marine Le Pen has announced her candidacy for the 2027 presidential election and will appeal the ruling on Tuesday mandating house arrest.
After a court appeal rendered her eligible in theory to run while wearing an ankle tag, the far-right leader says she intends to stand next year. She repeated her plan to appeal again, saying the tag may not be needed.
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