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French far-right leader Le Pen says will run in 2027 presidential election

Al Jazeera

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July 7, 2026

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Her announcement followed a court ruling that meant she would have to wear an electronic tag while campaigning.

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ING Think

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· Jul 7, 2026

France’s Marine Le Pen back in the presidential race as fiscal challenges loom large

FRANCE: Marine Le Pen can now run for president in 2027, setting the stage for a highly uncertain campaign against the backdrop of France’s worsening fiscal outlook

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

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 []

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

ABC News

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· Jul 6, 2026

A timeline of Marine Le Pen's political career and the rise of the French far right

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen's political future is on the line as a Paris appeals court rules on her eligibility to stand in the 2027 presidential election

KSAT San Antonio

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· Jul 7, 2026

Marine Le Pen's 2027 bid for French presidency is at stake in Paris court ruling

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen’s political future is on the line as a Paris appeals court rules on her eligibility for the next presidential election.

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

Hungarian Conservative

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· Jul 2, 2026

France Sets 2027 Election Date as Frontrunner Jordan Bardella Faces Legal Probe 

France will hold the first round of its next presidential election on 18 April 2027 and the run-off on 2 May, just days before Emmanuel Macron leaves office. The announcement came as investigators carried out new raids linked to National Rally, whose leader Jordan Bardella currently leads polls to succeed the outgoing president. The post France Sets 2027 Election Date as Frontrunner Jordan Bardella Faces Legal Probe appeared first on Hungarian Conservative.

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

Investing.com

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· Jul 11, 2026

2027 French presidential election: Where do we stand now?

2027 French presidential election: Where do we stand now?

Daily Mirror

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· Jul 7, 2026

Marine Le Pen to run for French presidency despite embezzlement conviction

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen has said she will run for the presidency in 2027 after a Paris appeals court found her guilty of embezzling public funds and sentenced her to wear a court-ordered electronic tag

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

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 ...

Associated Press

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· Jul 6, 2026

Marine Le Pen's possible stand-in as French presidential candidate is not her carbon copy

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen's political future is on the line as a Paris appeals court rules on her eligibility to stand in the 2027 presidential election. If she's barred, she would be replaced by her 30-year-old protégé Jordan Bardella, the current president of the National Rally party. #france #politics #marinelepen #news Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com​ This video may be available for archive licensing via https://newsroom.ap.org/home

The Local France

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· Jun 30, 2026

Does Le Pen's decision to run for presidency make a far-right victory more likely?

Marine Le Pen has officially announced her candidacy for the 2027 French presidential race despite an appeals court confirming her conviction for embezzlement. So will Le Pen's decision to run instead of leaving the path clear for Bardella make victory more likely?

RTL Today

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· Jul 7, 2026

Anticipated decision: France's Le Pen cleared to run for president but with ankle tag

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.

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

Al Jazeera

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· Jul 8, 2026

Marine Le Pen to run for French Presidency despite criminal conviction

Marine Le Pen, the far-right French politician, announced Tuesday she is running for president next year.

MyJoyOnline

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· Jul 5, 2026

Moment of destiny for France’s Le Pen in verdict to decide her future in presidential race

France is in a state of nervous excitement as it awaits Tuesday's court verdict that will determine whether nationalist frontrunner Marine Le Pen can stand in next year's presidential election.

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

Sky News Australia

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· Jul 7, 2026

France's Marine Le Pen vows to run for president in 2027

France's hard-right leader Marine Le Pen has confirmed she will run for president in 2027. Ms Le Pen was found guilty of misusing $4.6 million of funds from the European Union in fake job schemes, which disqualified her from running for public office. She recently told French TV she will run and also launch an appeal to the country's highest court against the embezzlement conviction.

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

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.

Sada Elbalad

Unknown

· Jul 1, 2026

France Sets April 2027 Date for Presidential Election

France will hold the first round of its next presidential election on April 18, 2027, with the runoff vote scheduled for May 2, according to an executive source, as President Emmanuel Macron prepares to leave office at the end of his second and final term.

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

Washington Examiner

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· Jul 8, 2026

Marine Le Pen says she will run for president in 2027 after court rules her eligible

Marine Le Pen announced on Tuesday that she would run for president of France next year, after an appeals court reduced her sentence to make her eligible. The Paris Court of Appeals shortened Le Pen’s ban on running for office on Tuesday, though the court mandated that she must wear an ankle bracelet during the []

Modern Diplomacy

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· Jul 8, 2026

Marine Le Pen Launches 2027 Presidential Bid After Court Clears Election Run

French far right leader Marine Le Pen has spent more than a decade transforming her party from a political outsider into one of France’s strongest electoral forces. However, her presidential ambitions were thrown into doubt in March 2025 when a Paris court convicted her of embezzling European Parliament funds and imposed a five year ban [] The post Marine Le Pen Launches 2027 Presidential Bid After Court Clears Election Run appeared first on Modern Diplomacy.

teleSUR English

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· Jul 8, 2026

Marine Le Pen Announces 2027 Presidential Run

Far‑right politician Marine Le Pen announced her candidacy for the 2027 French presidential elections on Tuesday, after the Paris Court of Appeal reduced her disqualification from 60 to 45 months, opening the electoral path despite her conviction for embezzlement of European Parliament funds, according to Le Pen’s televised statement. The court justified the reduction by []

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.

The New European

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· Jul 8, 2026

Le Pen may have made an even bigger blunder than Farage

France’s far right presidential candidate could end up campaigning while wearing an electronic tag

FOX Sports Digital

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· Jun 29, 2026

France's Path To 2026 World Cup Final: Latest Projected Opponents For Round Of 16 And On

Looking at France's possible path to the 2026 World Cup final.

The Kyiv Independent

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· Jul 7, 2026

Bardella or Le Pen: What France's far-right choice means for Ukraine

BRUSSELS, Belgium — For months, opinion polls have indicated that France's far-right National Rally (RN) is well placed to win the 2027 presidential election, after President Emmanuel Macron reaches his constitutional term limit.But a court ruling on July 7 has upended expectations over who will lead the

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