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French court clears way for Marine Le Pen presidential run

July 7, 2026·26 min·5-min readnarrativenews
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A French court has upheld Marine Le Pen’s embezzlement conviction but reduced her ineligibility period, allowing her to legally run for president—though an electronic tag requirement may prevent her from campaigning freely. Meanwhile, NATO leaders gather in Turkey amid U.S. pressure on de

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Marine Le PenJordan BardellaEmmanuel MacronNigel FarageVolodymyr ZelenskyDonald TrumpMark RutterAhmed al-Sharrah

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Breaking NewsCriminal JusticeElectionsEuropean PoliticsForeign PolicyGeopoliticsUs Politics

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