Marine Le Pen announces 2027 presidential bid despite conviction
Marine Le Pen said she will run for the 2027 French presidential election and will appeal her conviction, while a French court has imposed a 15‑month ban from public office, reduced it to permit her candidacy, and ordered her to wear an electronic monitoring device.
Marine Le Pen announced that she will run for the 2027 French presidential election and said she will appeal the conviction, according to the BBC.
A French court banned Le Pen from holding public office for 15 months, according to the Hindu, but also shortened or reduced the ban, allowing her to seek the 2027 election. The same court ordered her to wear an electronic ankle tag, bracelet or monitor as part of her sentence, the Hindu reported.
The conviction concerned embezzlement of EU funds between 2004 and 2016 for fake jobs or to pay party staff, as reported by faf.ae.
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