Marine Le Pen: Presidential bid in doubt as court upholds fraud conviction

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French far-right leader Marine Le Pen saw her conviction for fraud upheld by a Paris appeals court on Tuesday. The court sentenced Le Pen to a three-year jail term, but with two years suspended and one year with an electronic ankle tag. It means Le Pen will be eligible to run in France’s 2027 presidential elections but while wearing an electronic bracelet, something she has said is a no-go.