French far-right leader Marine Le Pen said Tuesday that she will run for president in 2027 despite being sentenced to wear a court-ordered electronic monitor for embezzlement. An appeals court earlier…

French far-right chief Marine Le Pen's political future remained uncertain Tuesday after a court cleared her to run but wearing an ankle tag, potentially hampering a campaign for…

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen said Tuesday that she will run for president in 2027 despite being sentenced to wear a court-ordered electronic monitor for embezzlement. An…

Under the appeals verdict, the far-right leader may be able to run for president in 2027, though she would have to wear an ankle monitor. She has previously said she would not…

The question remains: will she run?

An appeals court shortened the ban on Le Pen, 57, holding public office. But it ordered her to wear an electronic ankle tag for a year, making a presidential campaign politically…

A French appeals court has opened the door for far-right leader Marine Le Pen to stand in next year’s presidential election, although she would likely be confined to her home with…

The verdict declared Le Pen guilty of embezzlement but softened the ban on her holding elected office, putting the ball in her court.

Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleA French court has shortened Marine Le Pen's…

The court ruled Le Pen would serve a three-year jail term. Although the court said two years were suspended, it ordered her to wear an electronic ankle tag for one year.

The far-right leader had sought to overturn her five year ban from public office

The court in Paris upholds Marine Le Pen's conviction for misusing EU funds but shortens her ban on running for elected office, potentially re-opening a path for the far-right…

Paris appeals court rules Le Pen guilty of misusing public funds but reduces the ban on her holding public office.

A French appeal court on Tuesday upheld Marine Le Pen's conviction for embezzling EU funds but shortened her ban on running for public office, in theory giving a path for the…

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…

Court shortens electoral ban but custodial sentence could complicate far-right leader’s campaign hopes

A French court has cleared the way for Marine Le Pen to run in the election next year, even though she failed to overturn a conviction for misusing public funds.

The court found her guilty of embezzlement and ruled that she must wear an electronic bracelet.

A French appeal court on Tuesday upheld Marine Le Pen's conviction for misusing EU funds but shortened her ban on running for public office.

Le Pen is now eligible to run in the forthcoming election, but would have to do so wearing an electronic tag, something she has previously ruled out.

An appeals court on July 7 handed France's far-right chief Marine Le Pen a one-year term with an ankle tag over a fake jobs scam in the European parliament, casting doubt on…