In brief
Marine Le Pen, leader of France's National Rally party, has formally declared that she will run in the 2027 presidential election. During a televised interview, she highlighted her conviction for misusing €2.8 million in EU funds through a fake jobs scheme and the requirement for her to wear an electronic tag for a year. Le Pen states that the tag hampers her ability to campaign and she will seek all legal avenues to clear her name. A Paris appeals court later found her guilty but allowed her candidacy while she wears the tag. The case remains a significant obstacle as she prepares for the upcoming electoral campaign.
Marine Le Pen, the leader of France's National Rally party, has officially announced that she intends to run for the presidency in the 2027 election.
She made the announcement during a televised interview, stating that her candidacy would be pursued despite a recent conviction for the misuse of €2.8 million in EU funds under a fake jobs scheme.
Le Pen explained that the conviction requires her to wear an electronic tag for a year, a condition she says hampers her campaigning ability. “I can’t campaign with a tag,” she said, adding she would pursue "all legal avenues" to clear her name.
A Paris appeals court earlier in the day found her guilty of misappropriation but allowed her to stand for the presidency while wearing the tag. She vowed to fight the judgment in the coming months.
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