Marine Le Pen to run for French presidency and appeal conviction in top court
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.
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"The campaign begins tonight."
— Marine Le Pen , Politician
"No, there isn't. I am here tonight to tell you I am a candidate for the 2027 election."
— Marine Le Pen , Politician
"We have a solid partnership, we complement each other... We have offered the French a duo... that I believe is complementary, balanced, coherent, solid."
— Marine Le Pen , Politician
"Her candidacy, despite her conviction, is yet another reversal that damages the French people's trust in politics."
— Othman Nasrou , Politician
Key People
Jordan Bardella is the leader of the far-right National Rally and is a potential candidate for the 2027 presidential election.
Marine Le Pen is the leader of the National Rally party.
Othman Nasrou is the secretary-general of the right-wing Republicans party.
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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.
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