Marine Le Pen to run for French presidency with ankle monitor

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 court suspended two years of a three-year prison sentence and ordered her to serve one year at home with an electronic ankle monitor.

Le Pen told TF1 that her further appeal to the Cour de Cassation — effectively the supreme court of France — would put her sentence on hold and she would be able to campaign without the ankle monitor. However, legal expert opinion is divided on the matter.

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