A Paris appeals court cleared the way Tuesday for popular far-right leader Marine Le Pen to possibly run in the 2027 French presidential election but said she must wear an electronic bracelet, which she has said is a no-go.
The verdict declared Le Pen guilty of embezzlement but softened the ban on her holding elected office, putting the ball in her court.
Le Pen has previously said she would be reluctant to wage a presidential campaign while serving a sentence under electronic monitoring, arguing that it would interfere with campaigning and undermine her standing as a candidate. But she is yet to confirm what she will do.
She is due to give a prime-time TV interview on TF1 at 8pm (1800 GMT), in which she may make an announcement on her political future.
(FRANCE 24 with AP and Reuters)
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