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French court opens door to Le Pen presidential run, with ankle tag

South China Morning Post

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July 7, 2026

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French court opens door to Le Pen presidential run, with ankle tag

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 far-right leader to run in the 2027 presidential election. However, ‌the court also sentenced Le Pen to a three-year jail term: two suspended and one with an electronic ankle tag. This would make a presidential campaign politically and logistically difficult, and casts doubt on whether she will in fact continue to seek...

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The Economic Times

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· Jul 7, 2026

Court opens door to likely Le Pen presidential run

Court opens door to likely Le Pen presidential run

RTL Today

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· Jul 7, 2026

Anticipated decision: France's Le Pen faces pivotal ruling in race for president

A French appeals court is set to rule on whether far-right leader Marine Le Pen can run in next year's presidential election, with the verdict on her ban from public office potentially ending her candidacy and paving the way for Jordan Bardella to lead her party instead.

Egyptian Gazette

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· Jul 7, 2026

French court opens door for Marine Le Pen to run for president

PARIS (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 far-right leader to run in the 2027 presidential election. However, the court also sentenced Le Pen to a three-year jail term: two suspended [] The post French court opens door for Marine Le Pen to run for president appeared first on Egyptian Gazette.

World Politics Review

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· Jul 8, 2026

France’s Le Pen Gets a Judicial Reprieve

A French court has eased the way for Marine Le Pen to run in next year's presidential election, but her conviction still leaves major questions hanging over her candidacy. The post France’s Le Pen Gets a Judicial Reprieve appeared first on World Politics Review.

CNN

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· Jul 8, 2026

Le Pen can run for president, but only with an electronic tag

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen said she intends to run in the 2027 French presidential election, despite an appeals court conviction on charges of misappropriating millions of dollars of public funds. Her sentencing includes a two-year jail term, with an additional year at home with an electronic monitoring tag. Le Pen plans to appeal, which could suspended her sentencing. #cnn #news #france #lepen

Washington Examiner

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· Jul 11, 2026

All’s fair in lawfare

On July 7, a Paris appeal court allowed French nationalist Marine Le Pen to run in the 2027 presidential elections. In March 2025, Le Pen, whose National Rally party leads French polls, was convicted of embezzling European Union funds and banned from running for office for five years. The appellate court upheld her conviction but []

Sky News

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· Jul 7, 2026

Far-right French leader Le Pen to run in next presidential election after court ruling

Far-right French leader Le Pen to run in next presidential election after court ruling

Vanguard News

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· Jul 8, 2026

Le Pen hits campaign trail morning after announcing run

France's far-right supremo Marine Le Pen hit the campaign trail on Wednesday fresh off her announcement she would run for president despite an embezzlement conviction. The post Le Pen hits campaign trail morning after announcing run appeared first on Vanguard News.

Hindustan Times

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· Jul 8, 2026

Marine Le Pen is running for the French presidency

Despite being found guilty by the Paris court of appeal

The korea Herald News

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· Jul 8, 2026

Le Pen says she'll run for French presidency next year despite court-ordered monitor

PARIS (AP) -- French far-right leader Marine Le Pen says she'll run for the 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 campaign like no other: potentially seeking votes while subject to monitoring and with a judge possibly deciding how, and for how long, the punishment is applied. Le Pen said she will appeal the ruling to France's highest cou

Anadolu Agency

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· Jul 7, 2026

France's Le Pen confirms 2027 presidential bid after appeal ruling

Court allows presidential run despite conviction over misuse of EU funds, ending uncertainty over National Rally candidate

Le Monde

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· Jul 7, 2026

Marine Le Pen to find out whether she can run for president

A court will rule on Tuesday in Marine Le Pen's appeal trial over alleged misappropriation of European Union funds. Its decision will determine whether she can run in the 2027 presidential election.

The Local France

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· Jul 7, 2026

BREAKING: Marine Le Pen's presidential bid in doubt after ankle tag sentencing

An appeals court Tuesday handed France's far-right chief Marine Le Pen a one-year term with an ankle tag over a fake jobs scam in the European parliament, casting doubt on whether she will run for president next April.

Voice of Nigeria

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· Jul 8, 2026

Le Pen to Contest French Presidency Despite Conviction

France entered a fresh phase of political uncertainty on Wednesday after right-wing leader Marine Le Pen announced she would contest next year’s presidential election. Le Pen’s decision came despite an appeal court upholding her conviction for misusing public funds while reducing restrictions that allow her to seek public office. Hours after the ruling, Le Pen [] The post Le Pen to Contest French Presidency Despite Conviction appeared first on Voice of Nigeria.

The Eastern Herald

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· Jul 5, 2026

In Two Days, a Paris Court Decides Who Leads France’s Far Right Into 2027

Marine Le Pen has run for the French presidency three times and lost. On Tuesday, a Paris appeals court will rule on whether an embezzlement conviction bars her from a fourth attempt, forcing National Rally to confront a succession it has avoided naming out loud.

Hananya Naftali

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· Jul 7, 2026

🇫🇷 A court in France has ruled that Le Pen will serve a three-year prison sentence, with two y [...]

A court in France has ruled that Le Pen will serve a three-year prison sentence, with two years suspended and one year of house arrest with an electronic ankle monitor – which is likely to make it very difficult for her to run a political campaign for president. The elections will be held in April 2027, in nine months.

ArcaMax

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· Jul 7, 2026

Le Pen says she'll run in France's 2027 presidential race

PARIS — Marine Le Pen, France’s far-right leader for two decades, intends to make her fourth presidential run even after an appellate panel ordered her to wear an electronic-monitoring device when it upheld her conviction for misusing public ...

The Daily Signal

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· Jul 7, 2026

French Court Opens Door for Marine Le Pen to Run for President, With Ankle Tag

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. However, the court also sentenced Le Pen to a three-year...

Disclose.tv

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· Jul 7, 2026

[Photo] JUST IN - Marine Le Pen confirms that she will run for presidency next year and will a [...]

JUST IN - Marine Le Pen confirms that she will run for presidency next year and will appeal today's court ruling to France's highest court.@disclosetv

KSAT San Antonio

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· Jul 7, 2026

Le Pen says she'll run for French presidency next year despite court-ordered monitor

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.

POLITICO

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· Jul 9, 2026

Brussels gives cows a promotion

Far-right National Rally’s Marine Le Pen has announced she’ll run in the 2027 French presidential election, following Tuesday’s shock court ruling which cleared the way for her to do so. But what does that mean for Europe? On Tuesday, a Paris appeals court upheld Le Pen’s guilty verdict but reduced the amount of time she’s []

Off The Press

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· Jul 7, 2026

French court clears way for far-right leader Le Pen to run in 2027

A Paris appeals court cleared the way Tuesday for popular far-right leader Marine Le Pen to possibly run in the 2027 French presidential election but said she must wear an electronic bracelet, which she has said is a no-go. The verdict declared Le Pen guilty of embezzlement but softened the ban on her holding elected []...Click to read more

Al Jazeera

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· Jul 9, 2026

Is this France’s far-right National Rally’s best chance to take power?

A court ruling clears the way for Marine Le Pen to run for president next year.

The Independent

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· Jul 7, 2026

Marine Le Pen says she’ll run for French president in 2027 – but must wear ankle tag

The far-right leader has had her ban from public office reduced

Reuters

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· Jul 7, 2026

LIVE: French appeals court shortens Marine Le Pen's ban from office

The headquarters of France's National Rally party as Marine Le Pen is expected to arrive after an appeals court upheld her conviction, but her ban from holding public office was shortened, potentially reopening a path to a 2027 presidential run. Le Pen was convicted in 2025 of misappropriating more than $4.56 million in EU funds to pay party staff. #lepen #marinelepen #EU #France #verdict #paris #NationalRally #live #Reuters #News Follow our live coverage: https://reut.rs/3R1mvYP

MS NOW

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· Jul 7, 2026

Court allows Marine Le Pen to run for president next year with ankle monitor

The French court upheld Le Pen’s conviction on misusing European Parliament funds along with other members of her National Rally party. The post Court allows Marine Le Pen to run for president next year with ankle monitor appeared first on MS NOW.

Toronto Sun

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· Jul 7, 2026

Le Pen cleared to run for president of France

Le Pen previously ruled out a run if she was forced to wear an ankle bracelet

DNyuz

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· Jul 5, 2026

How Paris appeals court ruling could upend Marine Le Pen’s 2027 presidential bid

PARIS — Paris’ appeals court is set to rule Tuesday in Marine Le Pen’s embezzlement case, a decision that could determine whether one of France’s leading presidential contenders can run in next year’s election. Le Pen, 57, is appealing a March 2025 conviction that found her and other members of her National Rally party guilty of misusing []

UPI

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· Jul 8, 2026

Far-right leader Marine Le Pen to run for president of France

Far-right leader Marine Le Pen to run for president of France

The West Australian

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· Jul 7, 2026

Le Pen to run for president, French court shortens ban

Two years after a conviction for misusing funds, French far right leader Marine Le Pen has an electoral ban shortened, and announced she will run for president.

Sweden Herald

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· Jul 7, 2026

Court ruling to decide whether Marine Le Pen can run for president in 2027

Court ruling to decide whether Marine Le Pen can run for president in 2027

Investing.com

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· Jul 7, 2026

France’s Marine Le Pen says she will run for president

France’s Marine Le Pen says she will run for president

Russia Today

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· Jul 9, 2026

Le Pen frontrunner for French president – polls

Marine Le Pen has emerged as the frontrunner ahead of France’s 2027 presidential election, opinion polls suggest Read Full Article at RT.com

Crooks and Liars

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· Jul 8, 2026

French Convicted Embezzeler Marine Le Pen Will Run For President

After a Paris Appeals court found her guilty of embezzling the European Parliament, French far-right leader Marine Le Pen announced she will run for president next year. Let Pen claims her hands are clean after the conviction a la Trump and said she plans to run no matter what after her election ban is up. Outside of being convicted Politico reports Le Pen is leading the race in the first round of voting for the 2027 election. Le Pen and the National Rally were accused of embezzling nearly 3 million by hiring party staff under fake parliamentary assistant contracts. Far-right candidates love being criminals. read more

Daily Finland

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· Jul 8, 2026

French RN leader Le Pen announces 2027 presidential bid after appeal ruling

Marine Le Pen, leader of the far-right National Rally (RN) party in the French parliament, announced on Tuesday that she will run in France's 2027 presidential election, reported Xinhua. Speaking to French television channel TF1, Le Pen said: So tonight, I am a candidate for the presidential election. She and RN President Jordan Bardella would very quickly launch the party's presidential campaign together, she added. Le Pen also said she would appoint Bardella as prime minister if the RN can win the 2027 election. Bardella succeeded Le Pen as party president in 2022 and is widely regarded as her political heir. Her announcement came hours after the Paris Court of Appeal upheld her conviction for embezzling public funds but reduced her sentence. Le Pen said she would appeal the ruling to France's highest court, the Cour de Cassation. The appeal court upheld a lower court's finding that Le Pen had misused public funds to pay ghost European parliamentary assistants. According to the Paris Court of Appeal, Le Pen was sentenced to three years in prison, including a two-year suspended sentence and one year to be served outside prison under electronic monitoring, and was fined 100,000 euros (114,000 U.S. dollars). Additionally, the court barred her from holding public office for 45 months, with 30 months of the ban suspended. Under the verdict issued in late March 2025, her sentence included a five-year ban from holding public office, effective immediately, a four-year prison term, with two years served under electronic monitoring, and a fine of 100,000 euros. With the period of ineligibility reduced on appeal, Le Pen remains eligible in principle to run in the 2027 presidential election. Under French law, she has 10 days to appeal to the Cour de Cassation. According to French daily Le Monde, as the Paris Court of Appeal did not order the sentence to take immediate effect, filing an appeal would suspend its execution until the Cour de Cassation issues a final ruling.

Euronews

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· Jul 7, 2026

Euronews explains: The verdict that could end Marine Le Pen – and launch Jordan Bardella

If the Paris Court of Appeal upholds Marine Le Pen's five-year ban from public office, the National Rally figurehead's long-held presidential ambitions would effectively be over.

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