A Paris appeals court has upheld the fraud conviction of Marine Le Pen, dealing a major blow to the leader of France’s far-right National Rally party and casting uncertainty over her plans to run for president in the 2027 election. The court reduced the original punishment, but still imposed a ban from holding public office and a period of electronic monitoring.

The far-right politician received a five-year office ban and four-year prison sentence in March 2025

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