A French appeals court on Wednesday upheld far-right leader Marine Le Pen’s
conviction for misusing EU funds but shortened the period she is barred from
holding public office, effectively allowing her to run in the 2027 presidential
election. The court sentenced Le Pen to three years, two suspended, and ordered
her to wear an electronic ankle monitor for one year. The ankle-monitor
requirement and remaining sentence complicate the practical and political requirement
logistics of a presidential campaign and raise doubts over whether she will seek
the presidency next year.
