France

Within hours of a court of appeal confirming a guilty verdict, Marine Le Pen had already launched her presidential campaign.

A profile of France's hard-right leader who leads the polls - but now faces a court challenge to her conviction for embezzlement.

Le Pen has confirmed she will run for French presidency, and that she plans to appeal the embezzlement conviction that requires her to wear an electronic tag for a year.

The National Rally leader also said she will attempt to appeal an embezzlement conviction.

Hard-right leader Marine Le Pen is appealing her case to France's top civil court, but it could backfire.

The hard-right National Rally leader has ended months of speculation, after a court ruled she could run but would have to wear a tag for a year.

A court has upheld Marine Le Pen's conviction for misusing EU funds but shortened her sentence, clearing the path for her to run in the April 2027 French presidential election.