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Marine Le Pen conviction: Far-right leader still cleared to run for presidency
Narrative Analysis: Appeal to Fear
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen says she will run for president in 2027 and appeal a court verdict handed out earlier in the day that upheld her conviction for embezzling EU funds. She was given a three year prison sentence but would only serve one year under house arrest, and pay a 115,000 dollars fine. The court also reduced her ineligibility to 15 months, clearing the way for her to run in next year’s elections. Al Jazeera's Natacha Butler reports from Paris. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on X : https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.news/AJEMobile #MarineLePen #France #FrenchPolitics #FranceElection #NationalRally #EuropeanUnion #Embezzlement #AppealCourt #FranceNews #AlJazeeraEnglish
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Russia Today
· 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
Washington Examiner
· 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 []
ArcaMax
· 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 Eastern Herald
· 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.
World Politics Review
· 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.
DNyuz
· Jul 7, 2026
Marine Le Pen’s Court Battle Is Latest Clash Between Populists and Watchdogs
When Marine Le Pen, the French far-right leader, was convicted last year of embezzlement and barred from running for office, she assailed the courts as an enemy of democracy. A front-runner for the presidency, she said she had been denied the post by judicial fiat rather than voter choice. On Tuesday, judges threw the ball []
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Related coverage for "Marine Le Pen conviction: Far-right leader still cleared to run for presidency": Russia Today — Le Pen frontrunner for French president – polls. Washington Examiner — All’s fair in lawfare. ArcaMax — Le Pen says she'll run in France's 2027 presidential race. The Eastern Herald — In Two Days, a Paris Court Decides Who Leads France’s Far Right Into 2027. World Politics Review — France’s Le Pen Gets a Judicial Reprieve. DNyuz — Marine Le Pen’s Court Battle Is Latest Clash Between Populists and Watchdogs