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Appeals Court Upholds Le Pen Conviction and Restores Her Eligibility with Electronic Monitoring

The ankle‑monitor requirement is now headed to the Court of Cassation, which will decide if she can campaign without the tag.

Far-right leader Marine Le Pen leaves the courtroom after the verdict of her appeal trial, in Paris, France, Tuesday, July. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)
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French far-right leader Marine Le Pen, member of parliament for the Rassemblement National (National Rally - RN) party, poses prior to an interview on the evening news broadcast of French TV channel TF1, following the verdict in her appeal trial over misuse of EU funds, in Boulogne-Billancourt, near Paris, France, July 7, 2026. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann/Pool/File Photo
President of Rassemblement National parliamentary group Marine Le Pen poses poses ahead of a television interview entitled "Le Grand Entretien" broadcast on French news channel LCI, in Boulogne-Billancourt, southern of Paris on July 1, 2026.

Overview

  • A Paris Court of Appeal on Tuesday upheld Marine Le Pen’s conviction for misusing European Parliament funds but reduced penalties so she is technically eligible for the April–May 2027 presidential ballot.
  • The court cut her ban on holding public office to 45 months with 30 months suspended and reduced her prison term to three years, two years suspended, leaving one year to be served under electronic monitoring.
  • Le Pen said she will run and has appealed to the Court of Cassation to challenge the ankle‑monitor order, a step that can suspend enforcement of the tag while the high court reviews the case.
  • The ruling also upheld guilty findings and fines against co-defendants and the National Rally, keeping legal and reputational costs for the party in place as it weighs whether Le Pen or party president Jordan Bardella should lead the 2027 ticket.
  • If the Court of Cassation does not lift the monitoring, the ankle tag could limit Le Pen’s ability to travel and hold rallies under judges’ movement rules, a factor that will shape campaign logistics and the party’s strategic choices.