Le Pen gears up for 2027 bid as she appeals conviction and tag ruling
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Marine Le Pen says she will run in the 2027 French presidential election and will appeal her embezzlement conviction to the Court of Cassation, arguing she cannot campaign while wearing an electronic tag; a Paris appeals court found misused EU funds but allowed her to stand with a tag, and the case moves to the top court while she maintains her innocence and partners with party chief Jordan Bardella.
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- Court Upholds Le Pen’s Conviction, but Leaves a Path to Presidency The New York Times
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