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Far-right French leader Le Pen to run in next presidential election after court ruling

World · 2 min · 9h ago · Al Jazeera, BBC +1
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Marine Le Pen, leader of France's hard-right National Rally party, has announced she will run for the French presidency, following a court ruling that permitted her candidacy. An appeals court upheld her conviction for misusing European Parliament funds but determined that the conviction would not prevent her from standing in the election.

The court's decision came after months of uncertainty about whether Le Pen would be eligible to run. According to one source, she will be required to wear an electronic tag for a year as part of the court's ruling. Le Pen's announcement ends the speculation that had surrounded her political future.

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