Marine Le Pen will run for election in 2027. Will she have to wear an electronic tag?
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen has confirmed her intention to run for the 2027 presidency despite a recent conviction for embezzling EU funds. The court ruling allows her candidacy to proceed while she appeals the decision to a higher court.
Why it matters
The legal status of a major political figure facing criminal conviction has significant implications for the future of French democracy and European politics.
Marine Le Pen leaves after the verdict in the appeal trial of RN former or actual members on charges of embezzlement of European public funds in a case of alleged European Parliament fake jobs at Paris Court of Appeal on 7 July./Getty Images Marine Le Pen leaves after the verdict in the appeal trial of RN former or actual members on charges of embezzlement of European public funds in a case of alleged European Parliament fake jobs at Paris Court of Appeal on 7 July./Getty Images This is Europe World news Marine Le Pen will run for election in 2027. Will she have to wear an electronic tag? Court clears way for RN leader to be presidential candidate after she was found guilty of overseeing a scheme that misused more than €4m of EU money
The reporting focuses on the legal and political facts of the situation without taking a stance on her candidacy.
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