Le Pen says she won’t run in 2027 if ordered to wear an electronic bracelet
The ruling could preserve her election ban and force National Rally to accelerate succession plans, with Jordan Bardella emerging as the likely backup, party sources say.
- Marine Le Pen said she will not run for France’s presidency next year if an appeals court orders her to wear an electronic monitoring bracelet.
- The appeals court is set to rule on Tuesday in a case involving the alleged misuse of European Parliament funds by members of her party between 2004 and 2016.
- If her conviction is upheld, Le Pen could face penalties including an electronic tag, a ban from holding elected office, or both.
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The leader of the French extreme right Marine Le Pen has declared that he will not stand for the presidential elections of 2027 if the Court of Appeal of Paris will impose her to wear...
Marine Le Pen excludes a presidential candidacy if it is sentenced to an electronic shackle, which is the case of misguided EU money.
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Le Pen says she won't run in 2027 if ordered to wear an electronic bracelet
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen says she won’t run for president next year if a Paris appeals court orders her to wear an electronic bracelet.
On April 18 and May 2 next year, France will go to the polls again to elect a new president, but it is unclear who will stand for the right-wing Rassemblement National. After all, that depends on the outcome of the trial against RN leader Marine Le Pen this coming week. "First, it must be decided whether Le Pen is even allowed to continue as the lead candidate," says France correspondent Eva Rammeloo.
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