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France's Le Pen says still running for president, despite embezzlement conviction confirmed

France's Le Pen says still running for president, despite embezzlement conviction confirmed
France 24 Tuesday 07 July 2026, 19:20 UTC By FRANCE24 1 min read
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French far-right chief Marine Le Pen Tuesday said she was still standing for president next year, after an appeals court confirmed her embezzlement conviction but paved the way for her to run with a shorter ban from office. FRANCE 24's Mark Owen speaks with Dr Katy Brown, Fellow in Language and Social Justice at Manchester Metropolitan University. Keywords for this article

French far-right chief Marine Le Pen Tuesday said she was still standing for president next year, after an appeals court confirmed her embezzlement conviction but paved the way for her to run with a shorter ban from office.FRANCE 24's Mark Owen speaks with Dr Katy Brown, Fellow in Language and Social Justice at Manchester Metropolitan University. Keywords for this article
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