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Marine Le Pen Reasserts Political Role Despite Ineligibility and Poll Rivalry

Le Pen vows to represent the RN in 2027, challenging her conviction while polls show her and Bardella tied in voter support.

Marine Le Pen, à l'Assemblée nationale française, le 6 mai 2025.
Marine Le Pen espère faire lever sa peine d'inéligibilité pour pouvoir se présenter à la présidentielle de 2027.
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Overview

  • Marine Le Pen, barred from running in the 2027 presidential election due to her conviction for embezzling EU funds, has reaffirmed her intent to remain politically active.
  • Speaking in Hénin-Beaumont on May 8, Le Pen dismissed her ineligibility as temporary, citing her ongoing appeal to overturn the five-year ban next year.
  • Recent Ifop/Hexagone polling shows both Le Pen and her RN successor Jordan Bardella polling equally in the first round, each with 32–35% support.
  • Bardella has positioned himself as the RN's contingency candidate, stating he will run if Le Pen remains ineligible, while internal party tensions over leadership persist.
  • The conviction, tied to the misappropriation of nearly €3 million in EU funds, has sparked debates over judicial influence in politics and the RN's future direction.