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Headline: UNCAPTIONED: Marine Le Pen Confirms 2027 Presidential Bid After Appeal Ruling
Caption: Marine Le Pen Confirms 2027 Presidential Bid After Appeal Ruling. Marine Le Pen said she will run in France's 2027 presidential election after an appeals court upheld her conviction for misusing EU funds. The court upheld her conviction for misappropriating €2.8 million in public money but reduced the effective ban on holding office to 15 months. Le Pen was sentenced to three years in prison, with two years suspended and one year to be served under home detention with an electronic monitoring tag. She said a further appeal to France's highest court would suspend her sentence, allowing her to campaign without wearing the ankle monitor. Le Pen and her National Rally party remain among the frontrunners ahead of the 2027 election. She launched her campaign with the slogan "For France, a Renaissance" and said she would campaign alongside Jordan Bardella. French President Emmanuel Macron declined to comment on the court's decision, saying presidents should not interfere with judicial rulings. Instructions: THIS VIDEO MUST NOT BE EDITED FOR LENGTH TO COMBINE WITH OTHER CONTENT
Keywords: Current Affairs & Politics,Marine Le Pen,France,presidential election,National Rally,Jordan Bardella,Emmanuel Macron,court,politics,French election,presidential race,EU funds,appeals court,2027 election
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