Le Pen to give TV interview as French presidential bid in doubt after court ruling - Europe live

According to The Guardian, a French appeals court has reduced the electoral ban on far-right leader Marine Le Pen, though it has also ordered her to wear an electronic ankle tag. The shortened ban might seem to help her presidential candidacy, but the court's monitoring condition has left her bid in significant doubt. The contradictory ruling—a partial reduction in her electoral ban coupled with mandatory electronic monitoring—creates uncertainty about whether she can effectively mount a presidential campaign. Le Pen is scheduled to discuss the decision in a television interview.

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