Marine le Pen stays in the presidential race | DW News

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 []

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

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.

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

Can Marine Le Pen Save Her 2027 Presidential Bid in Court?

Marine Le Pen has spent more than a decade transforming France’s far right into a major political force, leading the National Rally to unprecedented electoral success. After finishing as runner up in three presidential elections, Le Pen has consistently been viewed as a leading contender for the 2027 race. Her political ambitions, however, were thrown [] The post Can Marine Le Pen Save Her 2027 Presidential Bid in Court? appeared first on Modern Diplomacy.