Marine Le Pen, National Rally parliamentary group chair in the National
Assembly, announced she will run in the 2027 French presidential election and
will soon launch a campaign with Jordan Bardella, saying she would name Bardella
prime minister if elected. The Paris Court of Appeal on July 7 upheld her
conviction for misuse of public funds but revised the sentence to three years’
imprisonment — two years suspended and one year to be served under electronic
monitoring outside prison — plus a €100,000 fine and a 45‑month ban on holding
public office, with 30 months suspended. Le Pen said she will appeal to the
Court of Cassation within 10 days; French media noted the appellate court did
not order immediate enforcement, so the penalties are effectively suspended
pending the supreme court ruling and she is in principle eligible to stand in
2027.
