Marine Le Pen announced her candidacy for the 2027 French presidential election and will appeal her conviction for embezzling EU funds, which includes a jail sentence and an electronic ankle tag. The appeal to the court of cassation suspends the sentence, allowing her to campaign freely.
Marine Le Pen found guilty of embezzling EU funds, sentenced to house arrest with an electronic tag. Her 2027 presidential bid is now uncertain due to restricted movement, though her ban on holding office was shortened.
A French court of appeal upheld Marine Le Pen's conviction for embezzling EU parliament funds but reduced her ban on holding office to 15 months. She received a 3-year jail term, with 2 suspended, and must wear an electronic tag, potentially complicating a 2027 presidential run.
A French appeal court upheld Marine Le Pen's conviction for misusing EU funds but shortened her ban on running for public office. However, she received a three-year jail term, one year with an electronic ankle tag, casting doubt on her 2027 presidential bid.
Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy will not serve time with an electronic ankle tag as punishment for illegal funding of his 2012 re-election bid, an informed source said Wednesday. Sarkozy, 71, has faced a raft of accusations since leaving office after a single term from 2007 to 2012. He has denied all allegations in all cases. Last year, he became modern France’s first-ever president to go to jail, serving 20 days in a case related to alleged Libyan funding in his 2007 election campaign....
