NBC: Far-right leader Marine Le Pen will be able to run in France’s presidential election next year, though her involvement remained in doubt Tuesday after a Paris appeals court upheld her conviction for misusing European Union funds…
French court upholds Le Pen’s fraud conviction, casting doubt on 2027 presidential bid
The court shortened Le Pen’s ban on running for elected office, which potentially re-opens a path for her to run in the presidential race.
But it also ruled that Le Pen would serve a three-year jail term. Although the judge said that two years were suspended, it ordered her to wear a