Watch: Marine Le Pen confirms run for French presidency

The National Rally leader also said she will attempt to appeal an embezzlement conviction.

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen says she will run for president

Politician sets up unprecedented election campaign next year by a convicted candidate

Marine Le Pen decides to run for president after appeals convition

The far-right leader said she would appeal to France's highest court after her embezzlement conviction was upheld but her ban on holding elected office was shortened, allowing her to stand in the 2027 election.

What does the court ruling mean for Marine Le Pen’s presidential chances?

A look at the the case, the appeal court decision, and how it could affect the race to succeed Emmanuel Macron A Paris court has delivered a ruling on Marine Le Pen’s appeal against her conviction for embezzlement of public funds that could – at least in principle – allow France’s far-right figurehead to run in next year’s presidential election. Here is a look at the ruling, the case that led up to it – and what the court’s decision means for the race to succeed Emmanuel Macron as French pres...

By Jon Henley in Paris

France’s Marine Le Pen must wear ankle tag after appeal ruling

A French appeals court upheld Marine Le Pen's conviction for misusing European Parliament funds.

French court clears path for conservative presidential candidate, but house arrest threatens campaign

Marine Le Pen's embezzlement ban was shortened to allow a 2027 presidential run, but she must wear an ankle monitor that could complicate campaigning.

French court opens door for Marine Le Pen to run for president, with ankle monitor

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.

France: Le Pen vows to run despite upheld graft conviction

After a court appeal rendered her eligible in theory to run while wearing an ankle tag, the far-right leader says she intends to stand next year. She repeated her plan to appeal again, saying the tag may not be needed.

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...

By Reuters

France's Le Pen says still running for president, despite embezzlement conviction confirmed

French far-right chief Marine Le Pen Tuesday said she was still standing for president next year, after an appeals court confirmed her embezzlement conviction but paved the way for her to run with a shorter ban from office. FRANCE 24's Mark Owen speaks with Dr Katy Brown, Fellow in Language and Social Justice at Manchester Metropolitan University.

By FRANCE24

Reactions to French court ruling on Marine Le Pen

France's Marine Le Pen sentenced to house arrest, 2027 presidential bid remains uncertain

Marine Le Pen faces house arrest and a ban from public office after a court ruling. This sentence could impact her presidential election bid scheduled for April and May 2027. The case involves allegations of misusing European Parliament funds for fake jobs between 2004 and 2016. Le Pen denies the charges and claims the party acted in good faith.

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French Far-Right Leader Le Pen Says She Will Run For President Next Year

Born in 1968, Le Pen was just four years old when her father Jean-Marie co-founded the National Front (FN), France's main postwar far-right movement.

Appeal court upholds Le Pen conviction but opens door to 2027 presidential bid

The Paris Court of Appeal has upheld an embezzlement conviction against far-right leader Marine Le Pen for misusing EU funds, but it reduced the lower court's ban on her standing for public office, opening up the possibility that she could run in the 2027 presidential election.

By Sarah Elzas with RFI

French court opens door for Marine Le Pen to run for president, 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 […]

Path for Le Pen to run in 2027 election after ruling

A French appeal court has upheld Marine Le Pen's conviction for misusing EU funds but shortened her ban on running for public office.

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen cleared to stand for elections next year

The court also gave Le Pen a detention sentence, meaning she must serve one year under house arrest wearing an ankle tag.

French court upholds Le Pen conviction to dent presidential hopes

French far-right politician Marine Le Pen was sentenced Tuesday by a Paris appeals court to three years, with two years suspended and one year to be served under electronic monitor...

French Bond Yields Rise After Le Pen Cleared To Run In 2027 Presidential Election

French Bond Yields Rise After Le Pen Cleared To Run In 2027 Presidential Election Marine Le Pen can enter the race to become France's next president after judges confirmed her embezzlement conviction on appeal but handed her a reprieve on an election ban. Presiding Judge Michèle Agi confirmed Le Pen’s conviction, saying that she and several others at the National Rally party misused European Union funds earmarked to pay for aides. But the appellate judges reduced her ban to 1...

By Tyler Durden

France’s opposition figure Le Pen sentenced to 15-month ban from office

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. The post France’s opposition figure Le Pen sentenced to 15-month ban from office appeared first on Vanguard News.

By Henry Oduah

French court upholds Marine Le Pen’s conviction but leaves path to presidency

A Paris appeals court has issued a pivotal ruling concerning the political future of far-right leader Marine Le Pen. v

By Deborah Okailey Quarcoo