A court ruling has allowed Le Pen to campaign despite embezzlement conviction, sparking heated debates across France.
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Far-right leader Marine Le Pen has launched her presidential campaign in western France, the day after an appeals court enabled her to run despite confirming her conviction for embezzling European Union funds to pay party staff.
The mood was mixed on Wednesday as she shook hands in the street market of the small town of La Fleche in the Loire Valley. Some jeered: “Give the money back!” and “Go to jail!”, while others chanted “Marine, president!” – a sign of the tensions that may lie ahead.
