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Le Pen says she'll run for French presidency next year despite court-ordered monitor
Source: AP
Far-right leader Marine Le Pen says she’ll run for the French presidency next year despite being sentenced Tuesday to wear a court-ordered electronic monitor for embezzlement.
The decision by the 57-year-old veteran of three presidential races sets up a fourth campaign like no other: potentially seeking votes while subject to electronic monitoring and a judge’s determination of how, and for how long, the punishment is applied.
Le Pen said she will appeal the ruling to France’s highest court.
Read more: https://apnews.com/article/france-le-pen-macron-bardella-verdict-election-dcd2a305d01a87f13f1d7c81dffeee90
PARIS (AP)
By SYLVIE CORBET and JOHN LEICESTER
Updated 2:17 PM EDT, July 7, 2026