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Paris Appeals Court Upholds Balkany’s Ineligibility, Blocking His 2026 Levallois Bid

The ruling rejects his attempt to lift a decade-long ban imposed after tax fraud and aggravated money laundering convictions.

Patrick Balkany devant le tribunal de Levallois-Perret le 4 avril 2023. Sa demande de levée d’inéligibilité a été refusée le 5 novembre 2025 par la cour d’appel de Paris.
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Overview

  • Patrick Balkany remains barred from office after the Paris Court of Appeal maintained his ineligibility on November 5.
  • He will not be able to stand for mayor in Levallois in the 2026 municipal elections now six months away.
  • The ban is part of a final criminal sentence that also included four and a half years in prison and a €100,000 fine.
  • Judgments found that he and his wife concealed about €13 million in assets, including luxury properties in the Caribbean and Morocco.
  • The decision confirms a February 2025 tribunal ruling that refused to lift the sanction, which had already led to his removal from office in March 2020.