France appeals court opens door for Le Pen presidential run, with ankle tag | Courts News
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Appeals court rules the far-right leader ineligible to hold public office for 45 months.
Published On 7 Jul 2026
A French appeals court has opened the door for far right leader Marine Le Pen to potentially run in the 2027 presidential election but said she must wear an electronic tag.
A Paris appeals court on Tuesday ruled Le Pen guilty of misusing public funds but reduced the ban on her holding elected office to 45 months, with 30 suspended.
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She must now decide whether campaigning in 2027 with a monitoring bracelet as part of her sentence to be served at home is possible.
A lower court last year sentenced Le Pen, 57, to a five-year ban from public office and two years in prison over a fake jobs scam at the European Parliament.
The three-time presidential candidate hopes to run in the race to replace outgoing centrist President Emmanuel Macron in 2027.
Le Pen has said that if the sentence prevented her from campaigning, she would hand the reins over to her 30-year-old lieutenant, Jordan Bardella, leader of their National Rally (RN) party.
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