President of the far-right Rassemblement National (RN) parliamentary group Marine Le Pen poses prior to an interview on the evening news broadcast of French TV channel TF1 following the verdict in her appeal trial over misuse of EU funds, in Boulogne-Billancourt, outside Paris, on July 7, 2026. (Credit: Christian Hartmann / POOL / AFP)
France's far-right chief Marine Le Pen said on Tuesday she would run for president next year after an embezzlement conviction was confirmed on appeal, a ruling she said she would challenge before the country's highest court.
"Tonight, I am a candidate in the presidential election," Le Pen told TF1 television, ending uncertainty over whether she would run for the top job for the fourth time in elections viewed as her party's best ever chance to win the presidency.
France's far-right chief Marine Le Pen said on Tuesday she would run for president next year after an embezzlement conviction was confirmed on appeal, a ruling she said she would challenge before the country's highest court.
"Tonight, I am a candidate in the presidential election," Le Pen told TF1 television, ending uncertainty over whether she would run for the top job for the fourth time in elections viewed as her party's best ever chance to win the presidency.
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