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Marine Le Pen launches 2027 presidential bid despite upheld conviction and reduced ban
Marine Le Pen launches fourth presidential bid after court clears her to run
Marine Le Pen launched her 2027 presidential campaign on Wednesday, defying a legal cloud that has long shadowed her political ambitions, as polls show the far-right leader holding a commanding lead over rivals in the first round. The Rassemblement National (RN) candidate announced her candidacy just days after a Paris appeals court upheld her 2025 conviction for embezzling €2.9 million in European Parliament funds, yet reduced her ineligibility ban to 15 months and sentenced her to three years in prison—two suspended, one under electronic monitoring .
Le Pen immediately vowed to appeal to France’s highest court, the Cour de Cassation, which would suspend her sentence and allow her to campaign without the ankle monitor she had previously said would bar her from running. “There is no longer any scenario in which I will not run,” she declared on Tuesday, moments after the appeals court’s ruling . The legal maneuvering has created a fragile equilibrium: if the Cour de Cassation overturns the conviction before the election, Le Pen’s path to the Élysée remains unobstructed. If it upholds the ruling, she would face house arrest—but only after the vote, thanks to presidential immunity.
Polls released Wednesday suggest Le Pen’s legal troubles have done little to dampen her electoral prospects. A Ifop survey for LCI and *Le Figaro* puts her at 36% in the first round, 17 points ahead of former prime minister Édouard Philippe and 21 points clear of Renaissance party leader Gabriel Attal, the likely standard-bearer for President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist bloc . A separate Toluna Harris Interactive poll for M6 and RTL shows her at 34-36%, with Philippe at 29% and Attal at 16%. Both surveys indicate Le Pen would advance to a runoff against Mélenchon, who polls at 15-16%, though the margin varies: the Ifop poll gives her a 54-46 lead over Philippe, while the Toluna Harris survey narrows it to 51-49.
Le Pen’s campaign launch was a carefully choreographed display of unity, pairing her with 30-year-old protégé Jordan Bardella—a move analysts describe as either a strategic masterstroke or a sign of desperation. By positioning Bardella as her potential prime minister, Le Pen signals a generational shift while keeping her loyal lieutenant on a tight leash . “This is the first time I’ve signed a petition on a box of wine,” François Ruffin, a left-wing deputy, quipped at a campaign event in Gironde, underscoring the contrast between Le Pen’s high-energy rollout and the fragmented opposition .
The legal and political drama has sent ripples across Europe, where policymakers are bracing for the possibility of a Le Pen presidency. The European Council on Foreign Relations warns that a President Le Pen would not resemble Hungary’s Viktor Orbán or Italy’s Giorgia Meloni, but would instead pursue a uniquely French agenda rooted in national sovereignty and skepticism of EU integration . “Working with others will come less easily to her,” the ECFR notes, predicting a presidency that could disrupt EU cohesion on defense, migration, and economic policy.
Meanwhile, Macron’s lame-duck administration faces mounting criticism over budgetary strains and the prospect of a far-right successor. A satirical *Libération* column quipped that Macron’s approval rating at the end of his term would be a dismal 2/10, reflecting widespread disillusionment . The government has also moved to triple penalties for AI-driven election disinformation, a preemptive strike against the deepfake and bot campaigns expected in 2027 .
As Le Pen’s campaign gathers pace, the question is no longer whether she can run—but whether she can govern. Her legal saga has become a campaign asset, rallying her base while exposing the vulnerabilities of a political establishment struggling to counter her rise. With the Cour de Cassation’s decision looming, France’s political future hangs in the balance.
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French far-right leader Marine Le Pen is running for president again — this time with her 30-year-old protégé Jordan Bardella by her side. But keeping him so close is either a stroke of genius or a sign of desperation. 🔗 www.politico.eu/article/mari...
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