Le Pen Appeals Ban, Keeping Open Path to France’s Presidency
TL;DR
Marine Le Pen began an appeal to overturn a 2025 embezzlement conviction that bans her from elected office for five years, a ruling that could determine whether she can run in the next French presidential election. If the ban is lifted, she remains the frontrunner for the far-right; if upheld, her protégé Jordan Bardella is poised to carry the banner for the National Rally.
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- Marine Le Pen’s appeal against embezzlement conviction begins The Guardian
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