Leader of far-right National Rally is the frontrunner in the presidential poll despite a recent embezzlement conviction, after an appeal court allowed her to run

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

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen’s political future is on the line as a Paris appeals court rules on her eligibility for the next presidential election.

Le Pen cleared to run in the 2027 French presidential race. Win at 7.5% YES.