Marine Le Pen found guilty, but court clears way for presidential run

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A Paris Court of Appeal has upheld Marine Le Pen’s embezzlement conviction but cleared her path to run in the 2027 French presidential election by drastically reducing her political ban.The landmark ruling resolves a high-stakes legal battle that threatened the far-right National Rally (RN) leader's political career.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/today-explained--6659607/support.Don’t miss our latest episodes! follow us to stay updates with fresh news everyday. Let’s keep the support our podcast to serve update news entire the world!

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