Marine Le Pen found guilty, but court clears way for presidential run if she wears tag
She has run for the presidency three times already, and has lost twice in a row to Emmanuel Macron, who cannot run again. Her original sentence required two years with an ankle bracelet.Political opponents were swift in their condemnation of Le Pen. In theory, Marine Le Pen could ask for the one-year term for wearing the electronic tag to be reduced for good behaviour.
- ▪She has run for the presidency three times already, and has lost twice in a row to Emmanuel Macron, who cannot run again.
- ▪Her original sentence required two years with an ankle bracelet.Political opponents were swift in their condemnation of Le Pen.
- ▪In theory, Marine Le Pen could ask for the one-year term for wearing the electronic tag to be reduced for good behaviour.
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Marine Le Pen found guilty, but court clears way for presidential run if she wears tagImage source, Getty ImagesByPaul Kirby, Europe digital editor and Laura GozziPublished7 July 2026, 14:57 BSTUpdated 12 minutes agoThe Paris appeal court has upheld Marine Le Pen's conviction for misusing EU funds but shortened her sentence, clearing the path for her to run in the April 2027 French presidential election.A five-year ban on holding public office has been reduced and backdated to March 2025, and the court said it now considered the penalty had already been served.However, the leader of the hard-right National Rally (RN) has been given a one-year term wearing an electronic ankle tag under house arrest, although that would not necessarily stop her running either.Le Pen has said repeatedly she…
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