Marine Le Pen announced her intention to run for President of France
Kyiv • UNN
Leader of the far-right National Rally party Marine Le Pen said she would take part in the presidential election. She noted that serving the sentence with an electronic bracelet would be suspended pending appeal.
Leader of the far-right party "National Rally" Marine Le Pen says she will run for the presidency of France, reports UNN citing Reuters.
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Le Pen said that the execution of her sentence, which includes wearing an electronic bracelet, will be suspended until an appeal is filed with the Court of Cassation, France's highest judicial authority.
"I have the opportunity to appeal to the Court of Cassation... and that will suspend the effect of the decision. So I will campaign without an electronic bracelet," she said.
Recall
A French appeals court upheld the guilty verdict against Marine Le Pen but opened the possibility for her to run in next year's presidential election if she wears an electronic monitoring bracelet.