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POLITICSELEVATEDJul 7 · Jul 7, 2026, 7:20 PM

France's Le Pen says still running for president, despite embezzlement conviction confirmed

France 24 [en]

French far-right chief Marine Le Pen Tuesday said she was still standing for president next year, after an appeals court confirmed her embezzlement conviction but paved the way for her to run with a shorter ban from office. FRANCE 24's Mark Owen speaks with Dr Katy Brown, Fellow in Language and Social Justice at Manchester Metropolitan University.

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