The hard-right National Rally leader has ended months of speculation, after a court ruled she could run but would have to wear a tag for a year.
Similar stories
2 outlets
See how this story developed, hour by hour
Marine Le Pen to run for French Presidency despite criminal conviction
aljazeera.com
08.07.2026
Watch: Marine Le Pen confirms run for French presidency
bbc.co.uk
08.07.2026
Related stories
'If you started running, they shot you' - inside Nigeria's growing kidnapping crisis
FDA approves new drug Rasonque to treat advanced pancreatic cancer
Iceland holds knife-edge referendum on EU - and it could be decided on fish
Judge rejects Trump DOJ’s attempt to throw out Steve Bannon’s contempt conviction
Trump says the US doesn’t need Canada. The economy says otherwise
Democrats fighting over Hasan Piker face accusations of falling into a Republican trap