A wildfire burning through the historic Fontainebleau forest south of Paris forced residential evacuations, shut down a section of a major highway, and disrupted rail service at one of the French capital's busiest train stations, the latest in a string of fires sweeping western Europe during a punishing summer heat wave. French President Emmanuel Macron […] The post Fontainebleau forest fire forces evacuations near Paris as wildfires spread across Europe appeared first on American Almanac .
A wildfire burning through the historic Fontainebleau forest south of Paris forced residential evacuations, shut down a section of a major highway, and disrupted rail service at one of the French capital's busiest train stations, the latest in a string of fires sweeping western Europe during a punishing summer heat wave. French President Emmanuel Macron said all necessary means were being deployed to fight the fire, which he described as one of "exceptional scale." Hundreds of firefighters and two water-dumping planes were sent to the forest, located roughly 70 kilometers, about 42 miles, from the center of Paris. As of Monday, the blaze remained uncontained. The fire is not an isolated event. Across France, Spain, and the United…Open
‘Tonight, I am a candidate for the presidential election.’
A French appeals court on Tuesday upheld Marine Le Pen’s conviction for misusing European Union funds but significantly reduced the political penalty against the National Rally leader, clearing the way for her to compete in France’s 2027 presidential election. The ruling marks a major victory for Le Pen after a lower court’s 2025 decision effectively barred her from seeking public office for five years, according to the BBC. However, the appeals court shortened the ban and said they believe the penalty has already been served. French court clears way for Marine Le Pen to run for president in 2027 but orders her to wear electronic tag https://t.co/lWqJDu97es — BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) July 7, 2026 The Associated Press…Open
‘Tonight, I am a candidate for the presidential election.’
A French appeals court on Tuesday upheld Marine Le Pen’s conviction for misusing European Union funds but significantly reduced the political penalty against the National Rally leader, clearing the way for her to compete in France’s 2027 presidential election. The ruling marks a major victory for Le Pen after a lower court’s 2025 decision effectively barred her from seeking public office for five years, according to the BBC. However, the appeals court shortened the ban and said they believe the penalty has already been served. French court clears way for Marine Le Pen to run for president in 2027 but orders her to wear electronic tag https://t.co/lWqJDu97es — BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) July 7, 2026 The Associated Press…Open
State of the Union: Her decision comes after a verdict in a long-running embezzlement case. The post Marine Le Pen Announces Bid for French Presidency appeared first on The American Conservative .
Marine Le Pen, the head of France’s right-wing National Rally party, said Tuesday she would run for president of France in 2027. The announcement followed a closely-watched court ruling that, although it upheld Le Pen’s earlier conviction for embezzlement, did not bar her from running in next year’s election. “I am a candidate for president tonight,” Le Pen told French news channel TF1. Le Pen had been found guilty of using EU money, meant to support parliamentary assistants in Brussels, to instead pay party staffers working on domestic French politics. Although Tuesday’s ruling did not overturn the original conviction, it reduced what had been a five-year ban on holding political office to 15 months, clearing the…Open
A French court's decision to reduce Marine Le Pen's sentence and ineligibility period could allow her to run for the presidency in 2027, but she may decline to do so due to a requirement that she must wear a tag.
A French court’s decision to reduce Marine Le Pen’s sentence and ineligibility period could allow her to run for the presidency in 2027, but she may decline to do so due to a requirement that she must wear a tag. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: A French appeals court has ruled that Marine Le Pen will be eligible to run in France’s 2027 presidential election after reducing her sentence in a European Parliament embezzlement case, though the conditions of her conviction could still keep her out of the race. DETAIL: The court sentenced Le Pen to three years in prison, with two years suspended, and ordered her to wear an electronic monitoring tag for one year, while also reducing her ban from holding public office to 45 months, with 30…Open
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.