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Le Pen to run for president despite embezzlement conviction - politico.eu
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Victor Goury-Laffont
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French far-right leader Marine Le Pen has launched her 2027 presidential bid despite a recent embezzlement conviction. While an appeals court upheld her conviction, it modified her election ban, allowing her to run while she pursues a further appeal to France's highest court.
The French presidential hopeful will appeal the second verdict against her before a higher court.
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