Le Pen taking 'a gamble' in decision to run for president

France's far-right leader Marine Le Pen is back on the campaign trail, launching a bid for the presidency even as an embezzlement conviction hangs over her. According to France 24, she announced the run on Wednesday, just a day after Tuesday's judgment against her. The catch: her candidacy hinges on a last-ditch appeal. If it fails, so does her gamble. France 24 analyst Clovis Casali frames the move as exactly that — a high-stakes bet on whether the courts will clear her path back to the ballot.

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