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Marine Le
Pen confirms she intends to run in 2027 presidential election, appeal parts of
today's verdict – what we know so far
Jakub
Krupa
French
far-right leader Marine Le Pen has doubled down on her intention to run in the
2027 presidential election in France, saying she will appeal against part of
today’s ruling as she maintained her innocence (20:08, 20:13).
French
far-right leader Marine Le Pen with French journalist Gilles Bouleau pose prior
to an interview on the evening news broadcast of French TV channel TF1, in
Boulogne-Billancourt, near Paris, France.
She
argued the appeal would effectively suspend the contentious requirement to wear
an electronic tag, and she previously said she considered campaigning with a
tag impossible (20:43).
There are
some questions about whether this strategy would be ultimately truly effective
or if it is just a move to play for time. France’s highest court is seen as
likely to rule on the appeal before the election, which could confirm the tag
requirement (20:55, 21:08).
Le Pen is
likely to portray her fight against the verdict as an attempt to let the French
people “have the final word” on her candidacy, keeping the pressure on the
judiciary to let her campaign freely (20:18).
Speaking
on TF1 TV, Le Pen launched a campaign website and said she would run on what
would effectively be a joint ticket with the National Rally president Jordan
Bardella as her preferred candidate to be France’s next prime minister (20:36).
Bardella
is widely seen as the NR’s back-up candidate if Le Pen was forced to drop out
of the race, and a joint campaign would allow them to campaign together
(21:19).
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