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Marine Le Pen’s 2027 presidential bid hinges on July appeal court ruling

A Paris appeals court is scheduled to deliver its verdict on 7 July in the case against Marine Le Pen, who was convicted in 2025 of embezzling €1.4 million of European Parliament funds. The original judgment imposed a five‑year ban on holding elected office and a suspended prison term.

The court’s decision will determine whether Le Pen can stand as the National Rally’s candidate in the 2027 French presidential election. If the ban is upheld, the party’s 30‑year‑old president Jordan Bardella is expected to replace her on the ballot. If the conviction is overturned or the ban reduced to less than two years, Le Pen could run again.

Le Pen has said she will support Bardella with “great energy, conviction and confidence” should she be barred, while the RN has emphasized party unity ahead of the judgment. The outcome is seen as a pivotal moment for France’s political landscape ahead of the April‑May 2027 election.

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