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French court opens door to Le Pen presidential run, with ankle tag
A French appeal court upheld Marine Le Pen’s conviction for misusing EU funds but reduced her public office ban, potentially allowing her to run in the 2027 presidential election. She was sentenced to three years in jail, with two years suspended and one requiring an electronic ankle tag, complicating her campaign.
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