Paris (France), 7 July (LaPresse/AP) – For Marine Le Pen, leader of France’s far right, the crucial day has arrived when more will be known about her political fate. The Paris Court of Appeal is due to rule today on her eligibility to stand in the 2027 presidential election, in which the French will be called upon to choose who will succeed Emmanuel Macron at the Élysée Palace. The ruling is expected today from 1.30 pm and could take several hours. The court’s decision could reshape the race for the Élysée in 2027. The outcome of the ruling could vary. In March 2025, Le Pen, aged 57, was convicted at first instance, along with other members of her party, the Rassemblement National (RN), on charges of misusing European Parliament funds between 2004 and 2016 to pay party staff with money that was instead intended for EU parliamentary assistants. The first-instance sentence was a prison term, suspended pending appeal, and a five-year ban on holding elected office. Le Pen lodged an appeal, and the Court of Appeal’s ruling on the matter is due today.
France: Le Pen’s bid for the Élysée hangs in the balance; ruling expected from 1.30 pm
Paris (France), 7 July (LaPresse/AP) – For Marine Le Pen, leader of France’s far right, the crucial day has arrived when more will be known about her political fate. The Paris Court of Appeal is due to rule today on her eligibility to stand in the 2027 presidential election, in which the French will be called upon to choose who will succeed Emmanuel Macron at the Élysée Palace. The ruling is expected today from 1.30 pm and could take several hours. The court’s decision could reshape the race for the Élysée in 2027. The outcome of the ruling could vary. In March 2025, Le Pen, aged 57, was convicted at first instance, along with other members of her party, the Rassemblement National (RN), on charges of misusing European Parliament funds between 2004 and 2016 to pay party staff with money that was instead intended for EU parliamentary assistants. The first-instance sentence was a prison term, suspended pending appeal, and a five-year ban on holding elected office. Le Pen lodged an appeal, and the Court of Appeal’s ruling on the matter is due today.
