Le Pen says she will seek to overturn ankle tag ruling and run for French president if she succeeds - Europe live

Marine Le Pen, France's far-right National Rally leader, told a television interviewer today that she intends to challenge a court order requiring her to wear an electronic ankle monitor. If she succeeds in overturning that restriction, she said, she will run for French president in the coming election. According to The Guardian, Le Pen's statement comes as European political tensions continue to dominate discussions at the NATO summit underway in Ankara.

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