EPISODE · Jul 8, 2026 · 7 MIN
Explainer 525: You can’t keep a Le Pen down
from The Foreign Desk · host Monocle
Far-right French firebrand Marine Le Pen’s sentence for embezzlement was reduced this week, allowing her to stand in next year’s presidential election. But will the conviction hinder or help her campaign? Andrew Mueller explains. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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