Le Pen’s Legal Gambit for Presidency | France News

France News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 22, 2026 · 1m

Marine Le Pen’s presidential ambitions hang in the balance as she navigates a legal chess match that could either free her to run—or permanently bar her from the ballot. Convicted of embezzlement last year and sentenced to house arrest with a five-year political ban, her appeal to France’s highest court has turned the tables: the appeals court recently lifted the ban, allowing her to campaign again—only to now risk reinstating it if she loses at the Cour de Cassation. With the court expected to rule by early April, Le Pen’s team is stalling, hoping to delay the verdict until after the…