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July, 2026\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-caption u-position-absolute\"><i id=\"article-caption-content\" class=\"c-article-caption__content\"><span class=\"c-article-caption__text\"><br \/>\n              Far-right leader Marine Le Pen arrives at the courtroom for the verdict of her appeals trial in Paris, 7 July, 2026<br \/>\n                    <span class=\"u-color-white\">&#8211;\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"c-article-caption__copyright\">Copyright\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"c-article-caption__credit\">AP Photo<\/span><\/span><\/i><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-image-copyright c-article-image-copyright--novideo\">\n      Copyright\u00a0AP Photo\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"h-grid o-article-newsy__main__body u-article-content\">\n<div class=\"o-article-newsy__contributors-publication-date\">\n<div class=\"c-article-contributors\">\n  By&amp;nbspGavin Blackburn\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-publication-date\" data-timestamp=\"1783425546\">\n                    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parliament.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-mobile-only\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-desktop\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;Tonight, I am a candidate in the presidential election,&#8221; Le Pen told TF1 television on Tuesday evening.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier on Tuesday, the appeals court handed Le pen, who has run for president three times before, a 45-month ban from office, 30 months of which were suspended.<\/p>\n<p>The other 15 months were expected to be backdated from the initial verdict by a lower court in March last year and therefore to have expired, meaning she could in theory be a candidate.<\/p>\n<p>But the court also gave her a three-year detention, two of which were suspended, meaning she must serve one year under house arrest wearing an electronic ankle tag.<\/p>\n<p>The three-time presidential candidate has said she would not compete to replace centrist President Emmanuel Macron if she was under house arrest and could not campaign properly.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.5625\">\n<div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n<div class=\"widget__contents\">\n<figure class=\"widget__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/82\/77\/97\/808x456_cmsv2_600e08dd-5783-56dc-9e75-9562c1366350-9827797.jpg\" alt=\"Far-right leader Marine Le Pen arrives at the courtroom for the verdict of her appeals trial in Paris, 7 July, 2026\"><figcaption class=\"widget__caption\"><span class=\"widget__captionWrap\"><span class=\"widget__captionText\">Far-right leader Marine Le Pen arrives at the courtroom for the verdict of her appeals trial in Paris, 7 July, 2026<\/span><span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP Photo<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;When you&#8217;re a presidential candidate, you need to be completely free to move around,&#8221; she said last week in a televised interview. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I can&#8217;t depend on a magistrate to allow me to go to a rally.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>&#8216;Witch hunt&#8217;<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The first trial last year found Le Pen, along with 24 former European lawmakers, assistants and accountants, as well as the anti-immigration party itself, guilty of operating a system from 2004-2016 to use European Parliament funds to employ RN staff in France.<\/p>\n<p>The court sentenced Le Pen to a five-year ban from public office and four years in prison, with two suspended. <\/p>\n<p>Le Pen claimed her party was the victim of a &#8220;witch hunt&#8221; and some supporters sent the judges death threats. Le Pen, the party and 10 others appealed.<\/p>\n<p>During the appeal trial, she denied that the RN had a system to embezzle European Parliament funds and has said her party acted in &#8220;complete good faith.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.5625\">\n<div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n<div class=\"widget__contents\">\n<figure class=\"widget__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/82\/77\/97\/808x456_cmsv2_66bca4de-2d09-5c92-8980-a2e59f71cc4f-9827797.jpg\" alt=\"People wave French flags during a rally attended by far-right party National Rally president Jordan Bardella and far-right leader Marine Le Pen in Lievin, 4 July, 2026\"><figcaption class=\"widget__caption\"><span class=\"widget__captionWrap\"><span class=\"widget__captionText\">People wave French flags during a rally attended by far-right party National Rally president Jordan Bardella and far-right leader Marine Le Pen in Lievin, 4 July, 2026<\/span><span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP Photo<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>But prosecutors alleged she &#8220;professionalised&#8221; a way to divert EU funds first introduced haphazardly by her late father, party co-founder Jean-Marie Le Pen, after she took over its leadership from him in 2011.<\/p>\n<p>Recent opinion polls have largely suggested the far right will lead in the first round of next year&#8217;s vote, but are divided on the outcome of the second round.<\/p>\n<h2>Opinion polls<\/h2>\n<p>Many have shown slightly better results for National Rally president Jordan Bardella than his colleague Le Pen, but their adversaries have inferred the veteran politician would be a fiercer opponent.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This woman is very intelligent, she&#8217;s not here by chance. 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candidate in the presidential election,&#8221; Le Pen told TF1 television on Tuesday evening.Earlier on Tuesday, the appeals court handed Le pen, who has run for president three times before, a 45-month ban from office, 30 months of which were suspended.The other 15 months were expected to be backdated from the initial verdict by a lower court in March last year and therefore to have expired, meaning she could in theory be a candidate.But the court also gave her a three-year detention, two of which were suspended, meaning she must serve one year under house arrest wearing an electronic ankle tag.The three-time presidential candidate has said she would not compete to replace centrist President Emmanuel Macron if she was under house arrest and could not campaign properly.&#8221;When you&#8217;re a presidential candidate, you need to be completely free to move around,&#8221; she said last week in a televised interview.\u00a0&#8220;I can&#8217;t depend on a magistrate to allow me to go to a rally.&#8221;&#8216;Witch hunt&#8217;The first trial last year found Le Pen, along with 24 former European lawmakers, assistants and accountants, as well as the anti-immigration party itself, guilty of operating a system from 2004-2016 to use European Parliament funds to employ RN staff in France.The court sentenced Le Pen to a five-year ban from public office and four years in prison, with two suspended.Le Pen claimed her party was the victim of a &#8220;witch hunt&#8221; and some supporters sent the judges death threats. Le Pen, the party and 10 others appealed.During the appeal trial, she denied that the RN had a system to embezzle European Parliament funds and has said her party acted in &#8220;complete good faith.&#8221;But prosecutors alleged she &#8220;professionalised&#8221; a way to divert EU funds first introduced haphazardly by her late father, party co-founder Jean-Marie Le Pen, after she took over its leadership from him in 2011.Recent opinion polls have largely suggested the far right will lead in the first round of next year&#8217;s vote, but are divided on the outcome of the second round.Opinion pollsMany have shown slightly better results for National Rally president Jordan Bardella than his colleague Le Pen, but their adversaries have inferred the veteran politician would be a fiercer opponent.&#8221;This woman is very intelligent, she&#8217;s not here by chance. 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