[ July 8, 2026 ]
Beege Welborn runs through the extraordinary lengths French elites have gone to keep Le Pen off the ballot: A year ago, in March, Le Pen had been convicted of embezzlement in what many, including political rivals, considered a convenient show trial to remove her from the upcoming presidential election. What had many in France aghast was the unprecedented penalty, besides a suspended prison sentence, that came with the conviction – a five-year ban from running for office (Hot Air).
🚨 WOW! Right-wing frontrunner Marine Le Pen has just been CLEARED to run for French President in next year's election, the court has SHORTENED her original 5-year ban from seeking public office
President Trump called Le Pen the "LEADING CANDIDATE," they fought to BAN her from… pic.twitter.com/MGSS5r1drK
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) July 7, 2026
Marine Le Pen had been under a controversial 5-year ban, prohibiting her from running for office. A French appeals court upheld her conviction, but eased that portion of her conviction: A French appeal court on Tuesday upheld Marine Le Pen’s conviction for misusing EU funds but shortened her ban on running for public office, in theory preserving a path for the far-right leader to run in the 2027 presidential election. However, the court also sentenced Le Pen to a three-year jail term: two suspended and one with an electronic ankle tag. This would make a presidential campaign politically and logistically difficult, and casts doubt on whether she will in fact continue to seek France’s highest office (Jerusalem Post).
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Oui, je suis candidate à l'élection présidentielle.
Avec Jordan Bardella, nous allons démarrer cette campagne présidentielle et c'est ensemble que nous irons convaincre les Français que nous sommes les seuls à pouvoir prendre de bonnes décisions pour changer leur avenir. pic.twitter.com/kvXgFUFd8t
— Marine Le Pen (@MLP_officiel) July 7, 2026
LAWFARE: They can't beat Marine Le Pen at the ballot box, so they're trying to beat her with an ankle monitor. A court cleared her to run in 2027, then put her under house arrest. The EU is desperate to keep Le Pen out of office. pic.twitter.com/jREgxN7gw6
— @amuse (@amuse) July 7, 2026
On the election in France: First round is April 18, 2027; second round is May 2, 2027 (FR).
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