Marine Le Pen guilty of misappropriation of funds, must wear ankle tag a year, had said won't campaign for president

[muriel_volestrangler]

The judge has confirmed Marine Le Pen is guilty of the charges.

A $100,000 (£74,700) fine is confirmed and three years of imprisonment, with two suspended and one year with a electronic bracelet.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c70yk5xjyl1t?post=asset%3A88e87617-2e6b-4d47-86c4-dcdbfb59b516#post

The court has upheld Marine Le Pen's guilty sentence. But with the judges requiring her to serve one year with an electronic tag, she has already said she will not run.

Any time with a tag would prevent her from campaigning properly, she has argued, as she would have to seek authorisation every time she held a campaign rally.

So it's really her decision not to run, not the court's, unless she changes her mind.

By reducing the period she is barred from public office in effect to just 15 months, as 30 of the 45 months are suspended, she could still run for the presidency.

They have left the ball in her court, but Le Pen in her own words has said she will not run under these conditions.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c70yk5xjyl1t?post=asset%3A7c22f58e-809c-4d8c-abc4-be6cb2191f21#post

[Delphinus]

1. France would be

making a big mistake to allow a convicted criminal to run for office.

[2naSalit]

2. She's another...

Fascist who needs to go away.

[muriel_volestrangler]

3. Marine Le Pen to run for French presidency and appeal conviction in top court

French hard-right leader Marine Le Pen has said she will run for the presidency in 2027, and appeal to the country's highest court against an embezzlement conviction that requires her to wear an electronic tag for a year.

"I can't campaign with a tag," the National Rally leader told French TV in a combative primetime interview. "I want to pursue all legal avenues to defend my innocence in this case."
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She will now take the case to France's top civil court, the Court of Cassation.

The decision is a remarkable political gamble - and it puts an end to months of speculation that Le Pen would hand the candidacy to the 30-year-old president of her party, Jordan Bardella.

Public prosecutors have also said they will appeal.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c7vygl3zymjo