Marine Le Pen appeal verdict: Why today's ruling matters for France

The leader of France's National Rally leads the opinion polls ahead of the 2027 presidential election and will now find out if she can stand.

A Long-Awaited Verdict for Marine Le Pen Could Reshape France’s Politics

A court will decide on Tuesday whether to uphold Ms. Le Pen’s embezzlement conviction. If it does, the far-right leader will probably be barred from running for the presidency next year.

By Mark Landler

French far-right leader Le Pen cleared to stand for president

Appeals court upholds her conviction for embezzlement but shortens her sentence

Marine Le Pen's embezzlement trial: Ruling set to determine French far-right leader's eligibility to run for president

The Paris appeals court will deliver its ruling on Tuesday afternoon. If it upholds the lower court's sentence, which included prison time and a ban on holding elected office, Marine Le Pen would be unable to run for president in 2027.

Marine Le Pen’s political future at stake with ruling on electoral ban imminent

Leader of France’s far-right National Rally and a contender for the presidency set to hear appeal decision on Tuesday Marine Le Pen, France’s far-right figurehead and a leading contender for its presidency, will learn on Tuesday whether she can run in next year’s election when a Paris appeals court rules on her attempt to overturn a ban on holding elected office. The ruling will determine whether the far-right National Rally (RN) will be led by Le Pen, 57, or her young protege, Jordan Bardell...

By Jon Henley in Paris

France appeals court opens door for Le Pen presidential run, with ankle tag

Paris appeals court rules Le Pen guilty of misusing public funds but reduces the ban on her holding public office.

France's Marine Le Pen fraud conviction upheld, with a 15-month ban on running for office

Under the appeals verdict the far-right leader may be able to run for president in 2027, though she would have to wear an ankle monitor.

What has French far-right leader Marine Le Pen been found guilty of and sentenced to?

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen has been found guilty of embezzling EU fund, with the appeal's court sentencing her to a 15-month ineligibility for office and a year with an electronic tag. Technically this would allow her to run for the presidential election, but she has said she would not run with an electronic tag. FRANCE 2''s Catherine Norris-Trent is at the appeal's court in Paris and tells us more.

By FRANCE24

Marine Le Pen could run in French presidential election next year, court rules

The far-right leader had sought to overturn her five year ban from public office

By Alex Croft

French court shortens Marine Le Pen's ban from office but orders electronic tag

The court ruled Le Pen would serve a three-year jail term. Although the court said two years were suspended, it ordered her to wear an electronic ankle tag for one year.

Le Pen faces pivotal ruling in race for French presidency

France's Marine Le Pen is bracing for a key court verdict that will determine if she can run in next year's presidential elections.

Marine Le Pen’s presidential hopes rest on French court verdict

Marine Le Pen's presidential hopes have been in ​limbo since March 2025, when she received a five-year ban from public office for embezzling more than €4 million ($4.6 million).

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

Marine Le Pen handed three-year sentence but may remain in contention for 2027 presidential race

It is not yet known whether the deprivation of her right to stand for election deprives her of the right to participate in the presidential election The post Marine Le Pen handed three-year sentence but may remain in contention for 2027 presidential race appeared first on ProtoThema English.

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