Domstol godkänner Le Pens presidentvalskandidatur 2027 | NTD NYHETER

A court in France has cleared the way for the leader of the country's conservative party to now run in next year's presidential race. Afterward, Marine Le Pen saying she will indeed be running for president in 2027 while calling the criminal charges against her politically motivated. And it is Jason Perry has more on that. An appeals court in France upholding the embezzlement conviction of the leader of the country's conservative National Rally Party, Marine Le Pen. The court reducing the penalty that could have barred Le Pen from running in next year's presidential race in France. In Tuesday's decision, the court banned her from holding public office for 15 months. However, since the 15-month ban started when she was convicted in March 2025 for misusing European Parliament funds, her ban from public office is now over, meaning Le Pen has been cleared to run for president next year, even with her conviction. And after the decision, Le Pen announcing in a TV interview that she would indeed be running for president in 2027. This coming as the Paris Court of Appeals gave Le Pen a three-year sentence, two of which are suspended and one to be served wearing an ankle monitor, meaning she won't serve time in prison unless she commits another crime during the probation period. Le Pen's lawyer saying this after the court's decision. We note a significant shift regarding the penalties, particularly the ban on holding office, which is a crucial point for us, especially given the presiding judge's remarks concerning voters' freedom to choose a candidate. Some residents sharing their thoughts on Le Pen being allowed to run for president. It's a little bit shocking that someone who has been found guilty by the courts of having taken state money, the money of the French, should be eligible whether it's with an ankle tag or not. It's deliverance for us French people, because she is pure France. She wants France, and I know she is going to get us out of this mess, that's for sure. And one man pointing out that Le Pen has said that wearing an ankle monitor would make a campaign impossible, as it would restrict her movements. She presents herself as someone who sticks to the rules and is very straight, who does what she says. So if she's going to do what she says, she shouldn't present herself at the presidential election. That's it. Le Pen has called the case against her politically motivated, while calling her conservative party the target of a witch hunt. She also said she will appeal her sentence to France's highest court, and that until that court delivers its own ruling, she won't need to wear an ankle monitor during her campaign. Jason Perry, NTD News.