Marine Le Pen Confirmed Eligible for French Presidency Despite Conviction, with Tag

French nationalist leader Marine Le Pen has been confirmed eligible to run in the 2027 presidential election, despite an appeals court upholding her 2025 conviction for embezzling European Parliament funds. The court ruled on July 7, 2026, that while she remains guilty, the ban on her holding public office has been sufficiently served, clearing her path to candidacy.

However, the court also imposed a revised sentence requiring Le Pen to serve one year of a three-year prison term under house arrest with an electronic monitoring tag, with two years suspended. This condition presents a significant challenge, as Le Pen has previously stated that campaigning for the presidency would be impossible with such restrictions on her movement.

Following the ruling, Le Pen announced her intention to appeal the decision to France's highest court, the Court of Cassation, a move that would temporarily suspend the electronic tag requirement. She explicitly confirmed her candidacy for the upcoming presidential election.