Marine Le Pen’s presidential bid hangs in balance as court orders electronic tag

According to The Guardian, Marine Le Pen's path to the twenty twenty-seven French presidential race is now in doubt. The Paris court of appeal upheld the far-right leader's conviction for embezzling European parliament funds, but shortened her ban on running for elected office, potentially leaving a narrow opening to stand. The catch: the court sentenced her to wear an electronic ankle tag, which would make the logistics of a national campaign considerably harder.

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