The second trial opening on Tuesday is set to be decisive for the political future of the far-right leader. Her initial sentence of ineligibility, with immediate effect, barred her from running in the 2027 presidential election.

France’s far-right leader clears path for protégé Jordan Bardella to run in 2027 if embezzlement conviction is upheld

The victimization strategy that Marine Le Pen, head of the far-right Rassemblement National party, adopted after her embezzlement conviction has failed to reach beyond her core…