‌French far-right leader Marine Le Pen said Tuesday she ​would run for president in the 2027 election after an appeals ‌court ⁠upheld her conviction for misusing EU funds.

The French hard-right leader, who previously said she would not run for office if forced to wear a tag, is yet to respond publicly to the verdict.

Within hours of a court of appeal confirming a guilty verdict, Marine Le Pen had already launched her presidential campaign.

During the appeal trial, Le Pen denied that the National Rally had a system to embezzle European Parliament funds and said the party acted in "good faith." View on euronews ...

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen has filed an appeal with the Court of Cassation against her conviction for embezzling ...

Le Pen is now eligible to run in the forthcoming election, but would have to do so wearing an electronic tag, something she has previously ruled out.

F OR OVER half a century, a member of the Le Pen family has stood at every French presidential election bar one. This time, after a court in 2025 banned Marine Le Pen, leader of t ...

The National Rally leader now has to decide whether she will run with an electronic tag and will speak on TV later.

A French appeal court on Tuesday upheld Marine Le Pen's conviction for misusing EU funds but shortened her ban on running for public office.

Paris' appeals court is set to rule Tuesday on far-right leader Marine Le Pen's embezzlement case.

Marine Le Pen has confirmed she intends to run in next year’s presidential election in France, despite her appeal against a conviction for embezzlement of EU funds being rejected. A Paris appeals ...

The far right leader’s career is not the issue: it’s whether a politician with her record has a legitimate right to seek office, says Guardian Europe columnist Rokhaya Diallo ...