Marine Le Pen

Marine Le Pen extends lead in French election poll after court ruling

Marine Le Pen said she is appealing to the country’s top court and has calculated that she will be in a position to be elected president.

How will French far-right leader Marine Le Pen’s legal problems affect her presidential campaign?

The Paris appeals court found Le Pen guilty of misusing EU funds to pay party staff and sentenced her to three years in prison.

Opinion polls see France’s Le Pen winning 2027 election despite guilty verdict

French far-right party Rassemblement National party leader Marine Le Pen (centre) arrives with party president Jordan Bardella (left) for a campaign gathering on July 8.

Le Pen can run, but can’t hide her policy flaws

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen, member of parliament for the Rassemblement National (National Rally - RN) party, leaves after the verdict in her appeal trial, alongside the RN party itself and 10 others defendants found guilty of diverting European Parliament funds, at the Paris courthouse on the Ile de la Cite, in Paris, France, July 7, 2026. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier

Political survivor Le Pen makes her boldest gamble yet for France's presidency

FILE PHOTO: French far-right leader Marine Le Pen, member of parliament for the Rassemblement National (National Rally - RN) party, poses prior to an interview on the evening news broadcast of French TV channel TF1, following the verdict in her appeal trial over misuse of EU funds, in Boulogne-Billancourt, near Paris, France, July 7, 2026. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann/Pool/File Photo

Reactions to French court ruling on Marine Le Pen

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen, member of parliament for the Rassemblement National (National Rally - RN) party, leaves after the verdict in her appeal trial, alongside the RN party itself and 10 others defendants found guilty of diverting European Parliament funds, at the Paris courthouse on the Ile de la Cite, in Paris, France, July 7, 2026. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier

French court opens door to possible Le Pen presidential run, with ankle tag

The court ordered Marine Le Pen to wear an electronic ankle tag for one year, making a presidential campaign politically and logistically difficult.

Marine Le Pen’s presidential hopes rest on French court verdict

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen’s presidential hopes have been in limbo since March 2025, when she received a five-year ban from public office for embezzling.

Explainer: How France’s Le Pen ended up fighting in court to save her presidential hopes

In March 2025, French far-right leader Marine Le Pen received a five-year ban from standing for elected officeover a conviction for misusing EU funds.

French far right ponders life beyond Le Pen as appeal ruling looms

France’s political class is anxiously awaiting far-right leader Marine Le Pen’s appeal ruling.

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