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On July 12, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1924, Michel d'Ornano, French politician (died 1991) was born. In 1937, Lionel Jospin, French civil servant and politician, 165th Prime Minister of France was born. In 1962, Luc De Vos, Belgian singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2014) was born. In 1969, Chantal Jouanno, French politician, French Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports was born. In 1977, Francesca Lubiani, Italian tennis player was born. In 1986, Didier Digard, French footballer was born. In 1986, Simone Laudehr, German footballer was born. In 1995, Evania Pelite, Australian rugby union player was born. In 1997, François Furet, French historian and author (born 1927) passed away. In 1997, Jean-Kévin Duverne, French footballer was born. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.
Le Pen has one last chance to win power in France – can she do it with an ankle tag?
The far-right leader has defied calls to hand the leadership bid to her protege Jordan Bardella despite previously saying she would not run with an ankle tag. Experts tell James C Reynolds that she still faces significant challenges
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MS NOW
· Jul 7, 2026
Court upholds Marine Le Pen’s conviction but allows her to run for president next year
The French court said Le Pen must wear and electronic ankle bracelet for a year after her conviction on misusing European Parliament funds along with other members of her National Rally party. The post Court upholds Marine Le Pen’s conviction but allows her to run for president next year appeared first on MS NOW.
POLITICO
· 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 []
The Local France
· Jul 7, 2026
Marine Le Pen's presidential bid in doubt after ankle tag sentencing
French far-right chief Marine Le Pen's political future remained uncertain Tuesday after a court cleared her to run for the 2027 presidential election but also sentenced her to wear an ankle tag, meaning she may decide to withdraw.
Associated Press
· 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
Africanews
· Jul 7, 2026
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen cleared to run for president but with ankle tag
French far-right chief Marine Le Pen's political future remained uncertain Tuesday after a court cleared her to run but wearing an ankle tag, potentially hampering a campaign for next year's presidential elections when her party has its strongest chance yet of winning power.
Hananya Naftali
· 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.
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