Marine Le Pen's appeal trial to be held in January-February 2026

Marine Le Pen in Paris on September 2, 2025. BERTRAND GUAY / AFP

The appeal trial in the embezzlement case of French far-right leader Marine Le Pen will take place from January 13 to February 12, 2026, the Paris appeals court said on Monday, September 8, in a potential boost to her hopes of standing in the 2027 presidential election.

Le Pen suffered a blow in March when a French court convicted her and other officials in her Rassemblement National (RN) party over an EU Parliament fake jobs scam. Le Pen was sentenced to four years' imprisonment, two of which were suspended, and a fine of €100,000.

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