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Tuesday, July 7, 2026
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Tuesday, July 7, 2026
Marine Le Pen says she will run for French president with court-ordered ankle monitor
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Far-right leader Marine Le Pen arrives at the courtroom for the verdict of her appeals trial, in Paris, France, July 7, 2026. (AP/Michel Euler)
Far-right leader Marine Le Pen says she’ll run for the French presidency next year despite being sentenced today to wear a court-ordered electronic monitor for embezzlement.
The decision by the 57-year-old veteran of three presidential races sets up a fourth campaign like no other: potentially seeking votes while subject to electronic monitoring and a judge’s determination of how, and for how long, the punishment is applied.
Le Pen says she will appeal the ruling to France’s highest court.
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