Marine Le Pen launches France presidential campaign

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Far-right leader Marine Le Pen says she will run for president of France after court lifts ban
Far-right leader Marine Le Pen will be able to run in France’s presidential election next year, though her involvement remained in doubt Tuesday after a Paris appeals court upheld her conviction for m...

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Far-right leader Marine Le Pen to run for president of France
France's Marine Le Pen says she will appeal conviction, run for president in 2027
Le Pen Launches Presidential Campaign, in a Twist for French Politics
The day after a court decided the far-right leader Marine Le Pen could run for office again, cheers and boos met her campaign kickoff in a rural stronghold.

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Can Marine Le Pen run in France’s 2027 presidential election? Court says yes, but with an ankle bracelet
French court opens door to possible Le Pen presidential run, with ankle tag
Marine Le Pen verdict live: Court ruling allows far-right leader to run for president, but with an ankle tag
Le Pen's presidential hopes have been in limbo since March 2025, when she received a five-year ban from public office for embezzling more than €4 million ($4.6 million) from the European Parliament.

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Le Pen Says She Will Run for Presidency After Court Lifts Ban
How France's Le Pen ended up fighting in court to save her presidential hopes

Jordan Bardella: The 'blank canvas' who could be France's youngest president

Now president of National Rally, Bardella could become the party's candidate for next year's presidential election if Marine Le Pen is barred.
The Economist

Meeting Jordan Bardella, France’s possible president

Here, in an eight-storey housing estate in the capital’s most populous banlieue, Jordan Bardella grew up. The 30-year-old’s journey from shy, pale-faced teenager to head of the populist-right National Rally (RN) is remarkable.
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Kylian Mbappé: ‘I don’t plan on becoming the President of France. I’m hated enough as it is.’

Kylian Mbappé (27) is in the prime years of his playing career. However, he is already being asked about his post-career plans. Becoming the President of the French Fifth Republic is not one of them, as he told Le Parisien. Mbappé is currently preparing ...
Associated Press

What to know about the G7 summit Trump is attending in France

Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. U.S. President Donald Trump has targeted the ...