Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleA French court has shortened Marine Le Pen's ban from public office, potentially allowing her to contest the 2027 presidential election. Le Pen had been seeking to overturn a five-year ban from public office and a four-year jail sentence, which were imposed last year for embezzling funds from the European Parliament. The far-right leader was accused of misusing European parliament funds, intended for parliamentary assistants, to pay employees of her own political party, the National Rally. Following a seven-year investigation, Le Pen was found guilty in 2023 of embezzling €1.4m (£1.2m) between 2004 and 2016 through a 'fake jobs' scheme. With her anti-immigration National Rally party currently leading in the polls, this ruling provides a significant boost to their chances of securing power, though it is unclear if Le Pen will run due to conditions on her jail sentence. In fullMarine Le Pen could run in French presidential election next year, court rulesMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Can Marine Le Pen now run in France’s 2027 presidential election?
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleA French court has shortened Marine Le Pen's ban from public office, potentially allowing her to contest the 2027 presidential election. Le Pen had been seeking to overturn a five-year ban from public office and a four-year jail sentence, which were imposed last year for embezzling funds from the European Parliament. The far-right leader was accused of misusing European parliament funds, intended for parliamentary assistants, to pay employees of her own political party, the National Rally. Following a seven-year investigation, Le Pen was found guilty in 2023 of embezzling €1.4m (£1.2m) between 2004 and 2016 through a 'fake jobs' scheme. With her anti-immigration National Rally party currently leading in the polls, this ruling provides a significant boost to their chances of securing power, though it is unclear if Le Pen will run due to conditions on her jail sentence. In fullMarine Le Pen could run in French presidential election next year, court rulesMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
