THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - French Courts Set to Rule on Le Pen’s Appeal Against Election Ban.
The Paris appeal court's decision on whether French populist leader Marine Le Pen can run for the presidency in 2027 is set for Tuesday.
The Paris appeal court’s decision on whether French populist leader Marine Le Pen can run for the presidency in 2027 is set for Tuesday. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Marine Le Pen, leader of France’s National Rally (RN) party, is awaiting a Paris appeal court decision on whether her dubious 2025 conviction for embezzlement will be upheld. The conviction barred her from running in the 2027 presidential election, and the appeal will decide whether or not she can stand. DETAIL: Le Pen was convicted in 2025 of supposedly misusing €1.4 million in European Parliament funds to pay party employees rather than parliamentary aides, resulting in a five-year ban from public office and a four-year jail sentence. The decision was highly…Open